Zucchini Meatballs
The best way to sneak veggies into your next dinner!
Servings - 16 meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded (about 1 1/4 cup)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs (homemade or store bought)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, to top meatballs
- Pasta & Sauce
- Favorite veggie side, we had green beans!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, zucchini shreds, egg, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Form into large meatballs, mine were about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and I made 16 meatballs.
- Place into a glass baking dish (I used a smaller 7x11 glass dish, what you see above).
- Then top each meatballs with a little pasta sauce.
- Bake the meatballs in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through. Cooking time will vary depending on size and thickness of the meatballs.
- Cook the pasta as directed.
- Prepare veggies.
- Serve Zucchini Meatballs over pasta and sauce with side of veggies.