Crispy Meatballs

Name: Crispy Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16 meatballs.
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

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

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.

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

Nutrition Facts

4 each: 298 calories, 15g fat (6g saturated fat), 128mg cholesterol, 903mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 25g protein.

Originally published as Crispy Meatballs in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook-Book

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sgronholz

Apr 3, 2014

These meatballs are wonderful! I used 1 1/2# of ground beef and increased the remaining ingredients by 1/2. I used a small scoop to make mini meatballs (51 meatballs) and put half of the them in the freezer for a future meal. I served the other half with my home-canned spaghetti sauce over linguini. My husband and I enjoyed the meatballs and I will definitely be making them again!
Cookbookqueen1959

Feb 4, 2011

These are wonderful. A nice change from other meatballs.