100 Meatballs Later….

Posted on November 13, 2014 by kara.brittfarms@gmail.com

This week our Mom2Mom group led by my amazing sister-in-law, Becca, will be swapping freezer meals! This is how it works….there are 5 of us participating so we bring 4 of the same kind of meal…already frozen with instructions. We swap meals so tomorrow I will come home with 4 different frozen meals for my freezer! With the extra one I made, that gives us 5 freezer meals tucked away for those “too tired to cook” nights, new mommy visits, sick loved ones, surprise company, etc. Simply delightful.

My meal of choice to take is meatballs. Plain and simple with just a touch of seasoning so they can be paired with spaghetti sauce, cream of mushroom, BBQ sauce, etc. We have some food allergies in our house so I decided this was a nice option for those who want some “ingredient freedom”. It’s also very beefy which makes it PERFECT! I tripled the batch and didn’t size my meatballs exactly so I ended up with 5 batches with 20 meatballs in each pan and a burnt thumb. I figure that’s pretty good considering I had a 9 month old at my feet needing a nap! Thankfully the fallen egg carton came to the rescue. She was fascinated by it!

I’m planning to bake my pan of meatballs this weekend for my father-in-law. He’s coming to deer hunt and I’m fixing some yummy, warm recipes as it is very cold and snowy here!

Enough chit-chat, here’s the recipe and photos for your viewing pleasure….

Ingredients:

4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups dry bread crumbs (I just tore up some semi-fresh bread)
1/2 cup finely chopped onion (or 1/4 C onion flakes)
1 T salt
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 T lemon-pepper
4 pounds ground beef

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well (I used my bare hands…after washing them of course). Shape into 1-in balls, about 12 dozen.

2. Place meatballs on greased foil pans (about 20-30 meatballs in each) and bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink, turning often. Drain and cool. (I left a little grease in the bottom for flavoring!)