Easy meatballs

A plate with meatballs and a fork
Recipe credit

Oregon SNAP. OSU Extension Service

About this recipe

Serves
8
Serving size
3 meatballs
Time to make
10 minutes preparation; 60 minutes cook time
Special criteria

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef (15% fat)
  • ½ cup uncooked white or brown rice
  • ⅔ cup nonfat or 1% milk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • ½ cup chopped onion ( ⁄½ medium onion)
  • ½ cup shredded carrot
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper 

Sauce

  • 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed soup (try tomato, cream of mushroom or other flavors)
  • ¾ cup nonfat or 1% milk

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  3. Combine beef, rice, milk, egg, onion, carrot, salt and pepper. Use a spoon to form 24 meatballs and place in baking dish.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine soup and milk to make the sauce. Mix well. Pour sauce over meatballs.
  5. Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake for 1 hour.
  6. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Tips and variations

  • Try using uncooked quick cooking or old fashioned rolled oats instead of rice!

Recipe video

Nutritional info

Calories
200
Total fat
7g
Saturated fat
2.5g
Cholesterol
60mg
Sodium
350mg
Total carbohydrates
19g
Dietary fiber
1g
Protein
14g
Total sugar
6g