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Easy Meatballs

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Easy Meatballs

Easy Meatballs

Linda Larsen
This simple recipe for delicious homemade meatballs can be flavored any way you like, or just make it plain.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine egg, water, bread crumbs, onion, salt and pepper and combine. Add ground beef, broken into chunks, and mush with your hands to combine. Form into meatballs about 1" in diameter and place on a broiler pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until meatballs are no longer pink in center. Cool and freeze, or when baked, use in your favorite recipe.

In the picture, these meatballs were recooked in the crockpot in Sweet and Sour Meatballs.

Nutrition info:
Calories: 328.1
Fat: 17.5 g
Sodium: 341.3 mg
Carbohydrate: 11.1 g
Protein: 23.8 g
Vitamin B-12: 46.3% DV
Vitamin B-6: 17.0% DV
Niacin: 30.3% DV
Zinc: 31.7% DV

User Reviews

 5 out of 5
i am willing to try this......, Guest iluvfremount

i am a horrible cook, but with this fast and easy meatball recepie i was able to make it during my childrens' practices! I would make it ahead and it would come out the same each time beautiful, brown, moist, and makes my four kids and my husband happy!

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