commonly referred to as pizza balls or super surprise meat balls. This is our family’s idea of comfort food.
| 1 | lb lean ground beef |
| 1 | egg |
| 1/2 | cup milk |
| 1 | cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs |
| 2 | tablespoons dehydrated onion |
| 1 | tablespoon garlic powder |
| 4 | ounces mozzarella cheese |
| 2 | tablespoons olive oil |
| 26 | ounces spaghetti sauce |
- Stir together egg, milk, garlic powder,
onion and bread crumbs. - Mix in ground beef.
- Divide meat mixture into 20 equal sized
pieces. - Cut cheese into 20 equal sized pieces.
- Roll each piece meat around a piece of
cheese, making sure to completely seal the cheese inside of the ball.
- Preheat oil in skillet.
- Add meatballs to pan.
- Brown lightly on all sides.
- When meatballs are browned cover with your
favorite spaghetti sauce and bring to a boil. - Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook 10
more minutes. - Serve over you favorite pasta, or on garlic
bread for a tasty sandwich
4-6 servings 20 meatballs
30 minutes
15 mins prep
This yummy meal has become our traditional “election night” fare. While some may tease I’ll go ahead and tell you a secret. Each time I eat these meatballs I am taken back to November of 2000. Even now I can here Dan Rather’s voice coming from the living room. “Florida goes to Gore” I listened intently as I simmered my little balls of meat. After supper we had quite a few leftovers. (there were less kids and they didn’t eat so much back then) Kurt went to bed well before Dan said “Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.” I sat on the couch for hours waiting for the results. The little meatballs called to me from the kitchen. Sometime in between Mr. Rather’s “This race is tight like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.” and his “Smelling salts for all Democrats please.” I finished off the meatballs one by one. By 3AM with the fridge empty and the news anchors delirious I finally went to bed.
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Thursday, 6. October 2005
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Thursday, 6. October 2005
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Thursday, 6. October 2005
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve heard so much about these and have wanted to try them.
Thursday, 6. October 2005
Where are the eggplant recipes you promised? I bought one the other day and went to your website to find recipes. Then I couldn’t find any. I was sad.
Thursday, 6. October 2005
Sheila, I haven’t had any major eggplant success as of yet, I’ll let you know when I do
I tried one experiment, went to answer the phone and found that Joshua had eaten it all. So I’m guessing he liked it.
Not much to it though. I sliced the eggplant in 1/4 inch slices. Dipped it in egg(mixed with garlic powder), then coated it in Italian seasoned bread crumbs. Fried it in olive oil and covered it with the marinara. He said it was quite yummy.
Thursday, 6. October 2005
I didn’t know Sheila even read my blog. Hmmmm
Thursday, 6. October 2005
Of course. I love it. How do you think I remember the eggplant references?
Thursday, 6. October 2005
Both of these recipes sound really great…I’m going to print these out!
So, you’re excited about the election, already?
Thursday, 6. October 2005
The election is a mere 33 days away. I’m not too worried about it yet. The regisration deadline is less than a week away though. Seeing that you live in CO I’ll leave you alone.
Thursday, 6. October 2005
Sheila, I’m quite impressed.
Princess Jami, I wish you had an RSS feed, it would be easier for me to read your blog.
Friday, 7. October 2005
Hint: It is also quite easy to cook these in a muffin pan in the oven. Then they’re giant meatballs. I find it easier to cook them this way. I also make my meatloaf in a muffin pan. Little happy meatloves that cook in about 30 min. instead of an hour. Be sure to put a pan underneath to catch the grease though, or you’ll have a big mess in your oven! Trust me.
Friday, 7. October 2005
Jami Leigh - I don’t know how to make my blog an RSS feed. I dunno if xanga allows that…? But I do know that I’ve got the FeedBlitz email thingie that you could subscribe to. Unless the new email service works better. Did you find anything out?
Oh, I’ve been registered to vote since I was 18…I think it’s great to go vote, and be informed about what’s going on, locally!
Friday, 7. October 2005
Also, Nae-Nae, you have a tremendous idea for the meatballs!!
Friday, 7. October 2005
Princess Jami,
The new email one is working better. You should get that one. After I get back home I’ll send you the link.
Friday, 7. October 2005
Cool, thanks!
Sunday, 9. October 2005
Thanks for the great idea. We had a meatloaf version tonight, a great hit:
Normally the grandma types are ignored
Thursday, 13. October 2005
I think that we should have the pizza balls next Friday instead of the steak, it sounds much better, and it has been so long sence I’ve had them. We’ll talk latter.