Add spicy appetizers to your family’s meal. Serve warm meatballs ready in about an hour.
Spicy Meatballs
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 red jalapeño chile, seeded, finely chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
- 4 medium tomatoes, chopped (3 cups)*
- 1 tablespoon dry red wine, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix beef, cheese, oregano, basil, garlic salt, pepper, egg and lemon juice. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook garlic, chile and onion in oil about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. Add meatballs. Cook, turning occasionally, until meatballs are brown.
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Step3Stir in tomatoes and wine; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition
40
Calories
3g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Meatball
- Calories
- 40
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
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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