Recipe - Lite Meatballs

Here is an awesome take on my homemade meatballs. This is made with very lean ground beef which takes a lot of the fat away. This recipe makes your meatballs 5 pts for 5 meatballs. Enjoy!

Italian Meatballs Lightened Up

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef (at least 90/10)

1 small onion, chopped

3 cloves of garlic, minced

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped (1/4 cup before the chopping)

4 basil leaves, chopped

1/2 tsp rosemary, ground

1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (more or less dependent on taste)

1/4 cup breadcrumbs

1 egg

5 cups of prepared sauce

Salt/pepper to taste

Sweat onion/garlic in a saute pan, till translucent.

Add parsley and basil till soft, less than a minute.

Add oregano, rosemary and red pepper for one minute more. Let mixture cool.

Combine meat, breadcrumbs, Worcestershire, egg and onion mixture together in medium bowl. Mix together well. Shape meatballs by taking 1/4 cup of mixture and dividing in half (making meatballs 1/8 cup each).

Drop meatballs into sauce in a high sided pan, on medium low heat. Cook for 10 minutes on one side, covered. Then flip and cook for 10 more minutes on the other side.

Serve over pasta, or with toothpicks for a great appetizer.