- 1½ lb ground beef (or ground chicken or turkey if you prefer)
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about ½ cup) OR 1 Tbsp onion powder
- ¾ cup quick cooking oatmeal, uncooked
- 1 tsp Mrs Dash Steak Seasoning mix
- 1 Tbsp low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup skim milk
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except the olive oil. Shape by rounded tablespoons into balls.
- In a large skillet, cook the meatballs in the olive oil over medium high heat for about 20 minutes until the meatballs are fully cooked with no pink in the middle.
- Serve with your choice of sauce.
- To use the frozen meatballs without using a slow cooker, let the meatballs thaw completely in the refrigerator. Then place them in a sauce pan with 2-3 cups of your choice of sauce and heat until the meatballs are hot throughout, occasionally stirring very gently.
- To use the frozen meatballs in a slow cooker, pour frozen meatballs into a slow cooker, cover with 2-3 cups of your choice of sauce. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 88 mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
– 4% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
– 6% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
– 9% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
