Aug 172010
 
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Just like the recipe title says, these are the perfect little meatballs! I love how they stay together even after reheating on serving day. It’s a very versatile recipe. I especially like to use them for meatball sandwiches. They are great for packing for lunch. Send them in a warmed thermos with some spaghetti sauce. Include a hotdog bun or a pita pocket and some shredded mozzarella cheese and you have a wonderful lunch!

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Servings

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Ingredients
Ground beef

2 lbs.

4 lbs.

6 lbs.

8 lbs.

10 lbs.

12 lbs.

Ketchup

1/3 C.

2/3 C.

1 C.

1-1/3 C.

1-2/3 C.

2 C.

Dry bread crumbs

3 T.

1/4 C. + 2 T.

1/2 C. + 1 T.

3/4 C.

3/4 C. + 3 T.

1 C. + 2 T.

Egg

1

2

3

4

5

6

Dried onion flakes

2 T.

1/4 C.

1/4 C. + 2 T.

1/2 C.

1/2 C. + 2 T.

3/4 C.

Garlic powder

1/2 t.

1 t.

1-1/2 t.

2 t.

2-1/2 t.

1 T.

Black pepper

1/2 t.

1 t.

1-1/2 t.

2 t.

2-1/2 t.

1 T.

Salt

1/2 t.

1 t.

1-1/2 t.

2 t.

2-1/2 t.

1 T.

Assembly Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine ground beef, ketchup, bread crumbs, egg, onion flakes, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in medium bowl. Mix lightly but thoroughly; shape into 1 inch meatballs. Place meatballs in two 15X10 jelly roll pans or shallow roasting pans. Bake 18 minutes or until browned. Place meatballs in a gallon size freezer bag.

Freezing Directions:
Seal, label and freeze.

Serving Directions:
Thaw meatballs in refrigerator.

Comments:
Serve with spaghetti sauce as meatball sub sandwich. Serve with spaghetti sauce over spaghetti for spaghetti and meatballs. Serve with BBQ sauce as an appetizer.

Nutritional Info:
Per Serving: 276 Calories; 16g Fat (53.8% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 103mg Cholesterol; 347mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 3-1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Fat.

Carol Santee

Carol is the co-author of the Big Book of Freezer Cooking and the author of 30 Day Gourmet’s Slow Cooker Freezer Favorites, Freezer Lunches To Go and Healthy Freezer Cooking eBooks. She is a computer information specialist and works for a computer software company.

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