Name: Broccoli Rabe Meatballs recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 44
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5 lb pork, veal, beef ground mixture; 5 tablespoon Romano Cheese; 10 oz frozen Broccoli Rabe (thawed, cooked, and pressed to remove excess liquid); 1/2 cup onions finely chopped; 4 tablespoon dried parsley; 2 pieces of garlic; 3 eggs scrambled; 2 cups panko bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

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I love freezing meatballs this time of year. They are a great weeknight quick meal. You can make meatball sandwiches or just add them with your favorite pasta and tomato sauce. Here is a twist on meatballs. I added broccoli rabe to it. It's frozen broccoli rabe thawed out. You can replace this with spinach if you want. By using the mix, it made the meatballs lighter and didn't sit in my stomach. Here is how I made the broccoli rabe meatballs recipe.

Ingredients:

1.5 lb pork, veal, beef ground mixture
5 tablespoon Romano Cheese
1 - 10 oz frozen Broccoli Rabe (thawed, cooked and pressed to remove excess liquid)
⅓-1/2 cup onions finely chopped
4 tablespoon dried parsley
1-2 pieces of garlic
3 eggs scrambled
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out some of the mix and make it into a ball. Then, place it on parchment paper cookie sheet. Repeat until you are finished making the meatballs.

Then, bake in the preheated oven at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Turning the meatballs in 20 minutes.

That's it. Here is the finished product.

We ate one tray of meatballs and froze the other tray. After the meatballs had cooled, I placed them in a bag and put them flat in the freezer for another day. Just add your favorite tomato sauce and heat through. It works great with a bowl of pasta. =) Yum!

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Broccoli Rabe Meatballs recipe

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October 13, 2015

by Sabrina Quairoli

Cuisine Italian

Category Beef Recipes Freezer Meals Pork Recipes Recipe Sheet Pan Recipes

Persons

Serving Size

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Wait Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour

Ingredients

1.5 lb pork, veal, beef ground mixture
5 tablespoon Romano Cheese
10 oz frozen Broccoli Rabe (thawed, cooked, and pressed to remove excess liquid)
½ cup onions finely chopped
4 tablespoon dried parsley
2 pieces of garlic
3 eggs scrambled
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out some of the mixes and make it into a ball. Then, place it on a parchment paper cookie sheet. Repeat until you are finished making the meatballs.
Then, bake in the preheated oven at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Turning the meatballs in 20 minutes.

Calories

1.8%

Fat

1.7 g

1.5%

Saturated

0.6 g

Carbs

2.7 g

0.7%

Protein

4.2 g