Grandma Rita's Meatballs
"This is my MIL's meatballs - which she made for her family of three boys - thus the reason the meatballs were made so big! Now I make these for my three boys. One of my husband's favorite meals served with boiled potatoes. Is a fairly quick fixing/hearty meal for weeknight!"
photo by RecipeNut
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 3 -4 pieces bread, softened with
- milk
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 (32 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
directions
- Soften bread in milk and squeeze dry to break bread into pieces.
- Add to hamburger the bread, onion and salt/pepper to taste. Add a dash or two of worcestershire to the meat mixture as well-but not alot.
- Shape into large balls- (a little larger than golfballs- some say little softballs) Melt butter in large skillet.
- Add the worcestershire sauce to melted butter.
- Brown the meatballs in butter- until well browned.
- Remove meatballs to separate plate.
- Add a bit of water to deglaze pan-- add soup and stir well.
- Add the meatballs and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
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Reviews
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We just loved the meatballs and gravy...Great flavor and Meatballs were super also. I drained fat from the skillet and deglazed the pan and added the soup. Wonderful gravy and meatballs with boiled potatoes and Green Beans rounding out this wonderful meal. I sure will make this again. Keeper for us. Thank You.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LiisaN
Twin Cities, 0
<P>I'm a Mom of three boys: 19, 16, 13 (Josh, Jake and Jonah) and a 1 yr old golden retriever-Jethro. I work full-time as a Medicare compliance analyst for a non-profit health insurer. I love to cook - although I don't always have enough time to do as I'd like to do. I don't especially care to do the clean up though- but who does?? Food in general brings people together and makes people feel at ease. My boys love to help out in the kitchen-especially if I'm baking bread or baking sweet treats for them. If anyone were to ask them what I put in a recipe - first two ingredients they'd list would be olive oil and garlic -- (well not for the sweet stuff..at least)! I'm constantly browsing to see how I can alter/influence my family's eating - as well as trying to get it on the table quickly! My boys are all hockey players - so I spend a lot of time at the ice arena. When I have time of my own..I try to get on the golf course or read cookbooks.</P>
