Cocktail Meatballs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup rye breadcrumbs (about 2 slices of rye bread in the food processor)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 5 garlic cloves, minced (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 4 tablespoons crushed parsley

Recipe

• 1 beat the eggs and milk. set aside.
• 2 combine ground beef, minced garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper and parsley.
• 3 mix meat and seasonings well.
• 4 add bread crumbs. mix well.
• 5 add eggs and milk. mix well.
• 6 add 2 tbls worcestershire sauce.
• 7 mix well until all ingredients are well combined.
• 8 form 1 inch meatballs and fry in 1 tbls olive oil over even heat.
• 9 fry until all sides are browned.
• 10 if frying is not desired bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, turn balls and bake for another 10 minutes.
• 11 freeze:.
• 12 when meatballs are cooked through place on waxed paper lined cookie sheet and freeze -- when frozen place in individual bags -- label with amount and save for later use.
• 13 to use immediately:.
• 14 place in crockpot with sauce and cook for 30-40 minutes on low.