Italian Meatballs
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • ⅓ cup skim milk
  • 1 cup instant oatmeal
  • ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 Tbsp dried parsley
  • 1 clove minced garlic OR ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp no-salt Italian Seasoning
  • ½ tsp Mrs Dash Steak Grilling seasoning mix
  • 1 ½ lb very lean ground beef (or you can use ¾ lb ground beef and ¾ lb ground chicken or turkey, if desired)
  • All-purpose flour (for coating meatballs before browning)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil or canola oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Use aluminum foil to cover a cookie sheet that you will use to freeze the uncooked meatballs.
  2. Mix the beaten egg and milk together in a large bowl. Then add the oatmeal, onion, Parmesan, parsley, garlic, Italian Seasoning, and Mrs Dash Steak Grilling Seasoning. Mix well.
  3. Add the ground beef , mixing with your hands until evenly distributed. (Don’t over mix)
  4. Roll into 1 ½ inch meatballs and put on the cookie sheet. Freeze at least 10 minutes.
  5. After the meatballs have frozen at least 10 minutes, Heat a large non-stick skillet to medium high. Add olive oil.
  6. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
  7. Remove meatballs from freezer, roll them in flour, and brown them on 2 sides. (You just want to brown them; don’t cook them completely) Place the browned meatballs in a casserole dish large enough so all the meatballs fit on 1 layer without overlapping.
  8. Cover the dish and bake 35 minutes or until meatballs are completely done, turning the meatballs over after the first 15 minutes.
  9. Serve with pre-prepared tomato sauce.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 oz. Sodium: 120mg.
Recipe by The Low Sodium Spot at https://waltonspot.com/lowsodium/recipes/beef/italian-meatballs/