Nye's to Die for Meatballs

Nye McClelland's Note:

I can't get my oldest to eat red meat and she loves these meatballs.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1/2 medium onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 stalk celery
• 4 large white mushrooms
• 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1 cup quick oats
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 tablespoon oregano
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together very well.
2. Place a hand full of the mixture a cutting board and roll out or pinch together to the thickness of a bread stick.
3. If the mixture is too wet just add more quick oats or bread crumbs.
4. Cut into 2' sections and place on lightly greased baking sheets.
5. Preheat the oven at 375 and bake for 20 minutes or until there is no pink.
6. Serve as a side dish with salad and rice or with spaghetti sauce and pasta.
7. I also use this recipe for hamburgers on the barbecue, it is great!

Reviews

[Evie*]

Used ground beef for these meatballs, nice flavours, thanks for posting. =)

[Gay Gilmore]

I omitted all the ingredients before the ground meat because I was already putting these in my spaghetti sauce, and I used ground turkey. I still thought the meatballs were great. The recipe was easy, and baking was a nice cooking method -- simple and better for the low fat turkey. Not sure if I'll "die for them" but liked them plenty. ;-)