Easy Baked Meatballs

Make-ahead cooking is wonderful in theory. The flaw (for me anyway) is that it assumes you have a block of time to make these things in the first place. Since I'm more of a deadline-driven gal, I was forced to use up 2 lbs. of ground beef I thoughtfully removed from the freezer a few days ago, I decided to make a batch of meatballs and freeze them for use later in the week/month.

I found this recipe a few years ago when I used to get Kraft Foods monthly magazine for free, which I loved! But alas, they don't offer it as a free subscription anymore, I guess because their recipes are so readily available online. But I don't go to their website regularly so I think their theory is flawed. Anyway I have made these a few times and they are really tasty.

Enough of my ramblings - here is a wonderful and easy recipe for baked meatballs!


Easy Baked Meatballs
Recipe By: Kraft Foods

Ingredients
2 pounds Lean ground beef
1 package Stove Top Stuffing mix (120g)
1 cup water
2 eggs

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 large pans with foil. Spray pan and rack (if using) with cooking oil.

Mix together all ingredients, and form into 32, 1-1/2" balls. 3Place meatballs on the pan (or rack if using) and bake for 16 - 18 minutes, or until done.

I use my cookie scoop to make these meatballs and it yields 70 meatballs.

Tip: Make ahead and freeze. When you need an easy weeknight meal, drop the desired amount of frozen meatballs into a pot and add a jar of spaghetti sauce. Heat to boiling, then turn down and simmer for about 10 minutes. The meatballs will defrost while the sauce simmers!

Comments

  1. QuiltingrannyFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    I normally make ahead lots of various beans and freeze for a quick chili or beans an potatoes meal in a hurry! Love the meatballs!

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