What I most like about meatballs is that you could freeze them and easily take out for a quick reheat for dinner. These are great as a stand alone dinner or served with your favorite pasta & sauce. And, of course, I love that its a quick, healthy dinner I could pre-make for the boys.
Baked meatballs made with lean chicken or turkey will never taste quite as good as the fried meat-trio (veal, pork, beef) my mom makes, but it's a decent substitute when we are trying to eat healthy.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1lb ground lead chicken (or turkey)
- 1 egg
- 1/3c plain bread crumbs
- 2tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 2tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1tsp basil
- 1tsp garlic powder
HOW-TO:
Preheat oven to 350* and grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Roll out meatballs and place them in the greased baking dish. You should get 16 meatballs.
Bake the meatballs for 30 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom and cooked through. Serve 4 meatballs as a stand alone main dish or 2 meatballs as a side to your favorite pasta meal.
TIPS:
- I added some spaghetti sauce to Jake's per his request.
- These are a great way to introduce your baby into a new food group since they are easy to gum. Nick only has 2 teeth and had no problem at all.
- Add 2 of these to your favorite pasta and sauce dish for a complete meal
- Try making these into a meatball sandwich by putting 2 meatballs on some Italian bread and cover it with some sauce & melted provolone...yum!
Jake gave them his seal of approval.
Nick was definitely pleased with his dabble in a new food group.
Nutritional Info Per Serving (recipe yields 4 servings - 4 meatballs per serving):
- Calories: 185
- Fat: 11g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Protein: 24g
- Carbs: 9g
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