Beez's Meat Spheres (Aka Meatballs)
"While I won't go into why these are called meat spheres instead of meatballs, my DD found this recipe in my recipe file and made some up. I didn't see a recipe posted just like it. Although we are not much for meat spheres, we opt for this recipe because they are simple, baked instead of fried and are versatile. I have made these into tiny meatballs for appetizers as well. I often make double the amount and freeze some for later meals or subs. Freezing instructions follow cooking instructions."
photo by Nancy G.
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- salt and pepper
directions
- Mix all ingredients together and shape into balls ~ about the size of a golfball.
- Brown the meatballs by placing in a shallow baking dish and baking at 350º for 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Place hot meatballs into sauce and let simmer while your pasta cooks.
- Here's how I freeze the meat spheres ~ I make them up and cook them as above. I let them cool a bit, place on a cookie sheet in the freezer and when they are frozen, transfer to a ziplock. I take out the amount I need for dinner and put them in a pan with a jar of sauce (or more depending on the number of spheres I am cooking) and let them simmer for 30 minutes at least ~ no need to defrost them first ~ until they are cooked! Very simple!
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Reviews
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Excellent and easy. -
First of all I have to say this is another 5* recipe from Lvs2Cook.I had to make a couple of changes due to what I had on hand,but I don't think it took away from the final product.For the seasoned bread crumbs I used plain and added 1 Tablespoon of an Italian season blend,for the chopped parsley I used 2 teaspoons of dried parsley,for the garlic clove I used about 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder.The "spheres" were easy to form,but it did take about 15 minutes more to bake to get them as brown as I liked.I simmered them in brown gravy for about 20 minutes,and the finished product was just great.this will be made again,thank you so much for posting.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nancy G.
Chesapeake, VA
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