Meatballs- Lolie's Lean

Meatballs- Lolie's Lean
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 120.1
  • Total Fat: 7.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 27.8 mg
  • Sodium: 177.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 9.4 g

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Introduction

Extra lean due to 94%lean ground beef. The broth prevents them from being dry. Extra lean due to 94%lean ground beef. The broth prevents them from being dry.
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    2 pounds ground beef 96% lean
    1 cup bread crumbs
    1/2 cup parmesan cheese
    3/4 cup Egg Beaters® 99% egg substitute
    2 cups beef broth -- divided
    1/4 cup parsley, freeze-dried
    1 Tablespoon garlic -- minced
    2 Tablespoons oregano
    2 teaspoons basil
    1 Tablespoon salt
    1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

Preheat oven to 450º. Combine all ingrediedients except beef in a large mixing bowl (use only 1 cup of beef broth at this time). Add ground beef and mix together thouroughly using a fork to prevent overmixing (this will compact mixture and make meatballs tough). Use portioning scoop and shape mixture into balls ~2" in diameter. Coat a bakinig sheet or shallow roating pan with nonstick cooking spray. Space meatballs on the pan so they're noit touching or crowded together. Cover bottom of pan with remaining 1 cup beef broth. Bake for 25 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOLIESPAGNOLIE.