Famous Meatballs
"I have been making these meatballs for a long time, My husband and kids love them. Every time we have a family function I have to make them. The serving size varies depending on what size of meatballs you make I make small-medium sized, which usually yields 8-6 which I listed, but to each their own. Eat and enjoy."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
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For Meatballs
- 2 slices bread, toasted
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup onion
- 1 lb ground beef
- salt and pepper
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For Sauce
- 1⁄2 cup ketchup
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup white vinegar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper (optional)
directions
- Combine ingredients for meatballs, rolling meatballs out by hand and placing in a 9x13-inch pan.
- Combine ingredients for sauce and pour over meatballs. (I've never timed how long it takes me to do this, I just estimated time without distractions ;).
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and place in a 350° oven for 45 minutes.
- Uncover and put back into oven for 15 additional minutes (note--I have also sprinkled about a cup of shredded cheddar cheese over the top for the remaining 15 minutes and it turned out good).
- An extra note on the sauce, I usually double my sauce, however I do not double the vinegar, that's how my family enjoys it, you can fix them anyway you wish, it is a good dish to experiment with. You can also fix these in a crock pot on low heat over night.
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Reviews
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I loved these meatballs. I doubled the sauce and thanks for the vinegar tip! I will have leftovers in a sub roll for lunch tomorrow. Thanks for posting Bradshaw Brood. Made for PAC Spring 2010. -
Came out quite tasty. I used 1/3rd a cup of vinegar and put a little bit of tomatoe juice to substitute for a third of the ketchup amount. I used my own recipe for the meatballs. It included using 1 egg and 1/3rd of a table spoon of celery salt, table salt, and paprika. I also used premade breadcrumbs in the meatballs instead of the 2 slices of bread. Definitely a very fast, very good and very healthy recipe. I love how the meatballs don't require frying beforehand! -
These would be excellent with a few changes. I doubled the sauce minus the vinegar and the sauce was still too tangy for our taste next time I make this I will still double the sauce but only put a few tablespoons of vinegar. Had to really stretch this dish to feed my family of 6.
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Nice and tangy! Good flavor, easy to prepare. I used ground turkey rather than ground beef for lower fat and sodium (dietary restrictions). We both liked it. BF especially liked the sauce. I doubled the sauce, and we still didn't have enough for his liking. I would recommend adding a little bit of spice or possibly a little worcestershire sauce to the meatballs directly (in addition to what is in the sauce). Fantastic recipe that is easy to put together after work. We'll definitely be having this one again!
Tweaks
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Came out quite tasty. I used 1/3rd a cup of vinegar and put a little bit of tomatoe juice to substitute for a third of the ketchup amount. I used my own recipe for the meatballs. It included using 1 egg and 1/3rd of a table spoon of celery salt, table salt, and paprika. I also used premade breadcrumbs in the meatballs instead of the 2 slices of bread. Definitely a very fast, very good and very healthy recipe. I love how the meatballs don't require frying beforehand!
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We are now a family of nine, our newest edition, Emma Lauran was born December 2, 2005. We have so many hobbies it's hard to list them all. The boys enjoy Karate, and sports, football, mostley. The girls are in dance and gymnastics. My husband and I enjoy music, movies and travel, we have a mediterranean cruise planned for our 2nd anniversary in November. I ma going back to nursing school in the fall of next year...NICU nursing is where I hope to end up.My dh is a veteran. He has been overseas three times, his last tour was in Iraq for desert storm, We are all very proud of him, he became disabled after he returned from Iraq, he is a very strong person. We live a very hectic life, and enjoy dinner time, only time we all sit down together usually.
