TLC Cooking "Meatballs on Sticks"

Meatballs on Sticks

YIELD Makes 4 servings
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INGREDIENTS

1	pound ground chuck
1/3	cup uncooked quick oats
1/3	cup finely chopped baby spinach
1	egg, beaten
1/4	cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/8	teaspoon black pepper
1	teaspoon olive oil
1/4	cup shredded carrot
1‑1/2	cups meatless pasta sauce

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Combine beef, oats, spinach, egg, cheese, salt and pepper in medium bowl; mix until well blended. Shape beef mixture into 24 meatballs; place in 13X9-inch baking dish. Bake 23 to 25 minutes until no longer pink in center (160°F).
Heat oil in medium saucepan until hot. Add carrot; cook and stir over medium heat 2 minutes. Add pasta sauce; heat over low heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Divide sauce into 4 small bowls.
Serve meatballs on toothpicks or short wooden skewers with dipping sauce.

Note

Supervise young children when they are using toothpicks.

This recipe appears in: Beef