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Meatballs with Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 medium green onions, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 egg
Sauce
- 1 jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ fire roasted tomato pasta sauce
- 3/4 cup dried cherries, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or wine vinegar
- Chopped fresh chives, if desired
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix meatball ingredients. Shape into 30 (1-inch) meatballs. Place in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
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Step2Bake uncovered about 15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
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Step3In 3-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients exept chives to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Stir in meatballs; cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until sauce is hot. Sprinkle with chives. Serve in chafing dish or slow cooker on low heat setting.
Nutrition
110
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 105mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 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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