Baked Meatballs

I am officially on summer vacation. I finished my last final on Wednesday and have three full weeks off! I finally have time to get back into the kitchen. I made the following recipe for my dad as a belated birthday present. Not a very elaborate present but let's hear it for being a grad student on a budget! The meatballs could be used to make meatball subs or added to any pasta dish. These are seriously the easiest meatballs to make. Ever.

Baked Portobello & Beef Meatballs

1 lb lean ground meat (I used a mixture of beef, pork, and lamb but anything would work)

1 1/2 cups of diced portobello mushroom (chop up the caps, remove the gills)

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1 egg white

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon diced fresh thyme

2 cloves of minced garlic (more or less depending on how much you like garlic)

salt and pepper

tomato sauce

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl, mix meat, mushrooms, and bread crumbs together. 

3. Add egg white, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and garlic. Combine until well mixed.

4. Sprinkle with some salt and pepper.

5. Roll into small balls and place in mini cupcake/muffin tin. 

6. Bake for 20 minutes.

7. Remove from tin and let rest on paper towel to remove excess fat.

8. Cover with tomato sauce and serve.

I ended up making Smitten Kitchen's crispy potato roast as well {recipe}.

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