5-Ingredient Meatballs
Gerry Speirs
Updated Feb 8, 2016
These large-batch freezer-friendly meatballs are great on their own, or added to your favorite recipes.
5-Ingredient Meatballs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 30
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon
- 3 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F.In ungreased baking pan with sides, arrange 1 lb bacon slices. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve bacon drippings in small bowl.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, place 3 lb lean ground beef, chopped 1 medium white onion, 3 tablespoons dried oregano leaves and 1/4 cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs.
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Step3Chop bacon into very small pieces; add to beef mixture. Using clean hands, mix beef mixture, making sure all ingredients are evenly distributed. Portion into about 30 (2-oz) pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
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Step4Place large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat; pour reserved bacon drippings into skillet. Add meatballs; cook about 3 minutes on each side or just until seared. (You may have to do this in batches.)
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Step5Place skillet in 350°F oven; bake 30 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink in center.
Nutrition
100
Calories
7g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
1g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 105mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 115mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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