Crispy Meatballs Recipe

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Instead of bread crumbs, crisp rice cereal holds these meatballs together. I've had this much-used recipe in my files for years. - Nancy Dose, Arlington, Minnesota

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Crispy Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

1 egg
1/4 cup ketchup
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pound ground beef

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs an a greased rack in a shallow pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink. Yield: 16 meatballs.

If a recipe calls for nutmeg and you don't have any on hand, substitute ground ginger or mace.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (4 each) equals 298 calories, 15 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 128 mg cholesterol, 903 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 25 g protein.

Originally published as Crispy Meatballs in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook , p49