Grandma's Hidden Veggie Sneaky Meatballs with ground meat and a puree of veggies makes these a nutritious meatball for picky eaters!
Course Meat
Cuisine Mediterranean Fusion
Keyword Hidden Veggie Meatballs
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Equipment
Food processor or blender
Ingredients
Veggie Puree
2cupsKale or spinach
1cupCarrots rough chopped
1Medium Onion rough chopped
1cupTomatoes 1 large or 10 cherry tomatoes, chopped
1cupZucchini chopped
3Garlic cloves
Meatballs
2cupsVeggie Puree
2lbsGround meat
2Eggs
1tbspSalt to taste
1tbspItalian herb mix *see notes
1/2cupGrated cheese
1/2cupBread crumbs
Instructions
Veggie Puree
Rough chop of the veggies is all you need because the machine will do the rest.
Toss them all into a processor or blender and puree to a liquid. What you don’t use for these meatballs can be stored a few days in the fridge, to use in soups or chili, or frozen in small batches for future use. You could also use this mix in a tomato sauce with pasta or on a pizza. No one will suspect the veggies hiding there!
Meatballs
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients for the meatballs together, taking care to incorporate the mix well.
Roll the meatballs into a nice tight ball and place them on a baking tray. Pop them into the oven for 8 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 and bake another 25 minutes.
Grandmas Sneaky Meatballs are now ready to serve over pasta with a sauce, on top of a pizza, or any of the meatball dishes your family enjoys, just don’t tell them what is hiding inside the meatball!
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Notes
Cooked French lentils make a delicious substitute for ground meat. Use them in this recipes just as though they were ground meat.
An Italian herb mix can be a blend of dried oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary and sage. If you already have these spices, simply mix equal amounts of each together as your Italian mix.