Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Spicy Mini Meatballs is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like beef, oats, milk, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Spicy Mini Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 pound Beef
- 0.75 cup Oats
- 1 cup Milk
- 0.5 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tablespoon A Cajun Life
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 teaspoon Parsley
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
- Line a couple of rimmed baking trays with wax paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine ALL the ingredients and with clean hands mix thoroughly until it resembles an almost pate consistency.
- Form the mixture into 1-1 1/2 inch diameter balls (the size of a small walnut), and place on the prepared baking tray.
- * At this stage you can freeze the meatballs on their trays, and once frozen pack in Ziploc bags in individual or 2 person servings for future meals.
- To cook, defrost and either pan fry in a little oil or, as I like to do, place in a baking dish and bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes, until cooked through but still moist.
- These can be eaten as bite size appetizers on toothpicks, mixed with marinara sauce over pasta, or even as open-faced meatball subs.
