Dairy Farmers of Canada

Speedy Oven Meatballs

This is the Speedy Oven Meatballs recipe.

  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cooking: 8 min
Yields 32 meatballs
speedy oven meatballs

Ingredients

  • Meatballs
  • 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1 single-serving pkg mushroom soup mix
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) Milk
  • Curry Sauce
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) curry powder
  • A pinch of ground ginger
  • 3/4 cup (180 mL) Light cream (10 % or 18 %)
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) beef consommé
  • Cheese Sauce
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp (3 mL) dry mustard
  • 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) Milk
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese
  • Mushroom Sauce
  • 1 can (10 oz/284 mL) cream of mushroom soup
  • 2/3 cup (160 mL) Milk
  • 1 can (10 oz/ 284 mL) sliced mushrooms
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Preparation

Preheat oven to 500 °F (260 °C).

Meatballs:

In large bowl, combine beef, bread crumbs, soup mix and milk; shape mixture into 32 balls. Place in single layer in large foil-lined shallow baking pan.

Bake 8 minutes or until cooked; drain. Add meatballs to one of the following sauces and serve with hot cooked rice or noodles.

Curry Sauce:

In medium saucepan, melt butter; blend in flour, curry powder and pinch ground ginger. Gradually stir in light cream and beef consommé. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups (375 mL)Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes

Cheese Sauce:

In medium saucepan, melt butter; blend in flour and dry mustard. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Add the shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese and stir until it is melted.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups (375 mL)Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes

Mushroom Sauce:

In medium saucepan, combine can of cream of mushroom soup and milk. Add can of drained, sliced mushrooms. Cook and stir over medium heat until hot.

Makes about 2 1/2 cups (625 mL)Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes

Tips

To quickly shape uniform meatballs, place meat mixture on cutting board; pat evenly into large square, 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. With sharp knife, cut meat into 32 squares; shape each square into a ball with wet hands.

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Nutritional information

Per serving
Energy: 616 Calories
Protein: 40 g
Carbohydrate: 14 g
Fat: 44 g
(% DV*)
Calcium: 42 % / 461 mg