Mini Meatballs - Italian

Submitted by Nif_H

"Meatballs are always a hit. You can serve them as an appetizer with dip or as a main dish with pasta, rice or in soup! Naturally The grated carrot keeps these lean meatballs juicy and gets your kids (and picky adults!) to eat veggies without even knowing it. This is a recipe from the Canadian beef industry. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 30 meatballs

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1⁄3 cup carrot, finely grated
• 1⁄3 cup onion, shredded
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons pizza sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

• Optional Dip or Sauce

• pizza sauce
• spaghetti sauce

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F Line a baking sheet with nonstick foil or lightly oiled tin foil.
2. Lightly combine all ingredients, except for dipping sauce. Roll into approximately thirty 1" balls.
3. Bake meatballs on baking tray for 15 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 160°F.

Reviews

[lazyme]

Yum! We really enjoyed these - both as an appy and then also with spaghetti. Simple to make and good. Thanks, Nif for sharing. Made for What's on the Menu tag.

 

[weekend cooker]

Served as a side with a spaghetti dinner tonight, with spaghetti sauce in small bowls as a dip. A great way to make meatballs, the grated carrot had great taste and my kids kept munching away. Came up with 6 meatballs short, but I may have made them a little bigger than called for. Excellent idea for kids to eat carrots. Thanks for the post. Made for Market tag.