Basic Meatballs

Cooking oil spray
2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
1 cup dry plain bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1/3 cup milk*
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line bottom part of an oven broiler pan with foil for easier cleanup. Spray rack portion of the pan with cooking oil spray.

Place beef in a 2-quart or larger bowl. Add breadcrumbs, eggs, milk, onion powder, basil, salt, and black pepper. Mix well with a spoon or your hands.

Form 48 balls from meat mixture, preferably using a cookie dough scoop, and give each a quick roll with your hand to make it smooth. (If you don't have a cookie dough scoop, use a heaping tablespoon of meat.) Place each meatball on rack portion of broiler pan as you form it.

Bake meatballs for 35 to 40 minutes or until brown and cooked through. Serve at once, or store for future recipes.*

Basic Meatballs

Approximate Values Per Meatball: 34.5 calories (30% from fat), 1 g fat (.5 g saturated), 19 mg cholesterol, 4 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, trace dietary fiber, 79.5 mg sodium

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