French Onion Baked Meatballs
The recipe French Onion Baked Meatballs can be made in approximately 55 minutes. This dairy free recipe serves 12 and costs 81 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 14g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 249 calories. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. 122 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Plenty of people really liked this side dish. Head to the store and pick up thyme, sugar, vidalian onion, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Will Cook for Smiles. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 39%. This score is rather bad. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Quick French Onion Meatballs, Slow-Cooker French Onion Meatballs, and French Onion Soup au Gratin Stuffed Meatballs for #SundaySupper with @GalloFamily.
Servings: 12
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
½ cup plain bread crumbs
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp flour
½ Tbsp fresh minced dill
½ Tbsp fresh minced parsley
2 gloves of garlic
2 garlic cloves
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 Tbsp olive oil
½ cup diced onion
¼ cup red wine, (preferably Merlot)
Salt
1½ tsp sugar
½ tsp dry thyme
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 Large Vidalia onion
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Equipment:
muffin tray
oven
bowl
frying pan
muffin liners
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.Combine all ingredients for meatballs in a bowl. Mix very well until all ingredients are incorporated. Set aside.Heat up oil in a cooking pan, over medium heat. Add sliced onions and sugar to the pan and saute until transparent stirring occasionally.Stir in minced garlic, red wine and tomato paste, saute for a couple of minutes.Sprinkle the mixture with flour and mix well.Slowly add beef stock, while stirring the whole time.Add salt and thyme and simmer for 5-7 more minutes.Scoop about a tablespoon of French onion sauce (with some onions) in each muffin cup.Scoop about cup of meatball mixture and roll it into a big ball. Place meatball in the muffin cup, it should fit snugly. Repeat with remaining meat mixture.Bake for 25-30 minutes.Top off with remaining French Onion sauce, dividing it equally among the muffin cups.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
2. Combine all ingredients for meatballs in a bowl.
3. Mix very well until all ingredients are incorporated. Set aside.
4. Heat up oil in a cooking pan, over medium heat.
5. Add sliced onions and sugar to the pan and saute until transparent stirring occasionally.Stir in minced garlic, red wine and tomato paste, saute for a couple of minutes.Sprinkle the mixture with flour and mix well.Slowly add beef stock, while stirring the whole time.
6. Add salt and thyme and simmer for 5-7 more minutes.Scoop about a tablespoon of French onion sauce (with some onions) in each muffin cup.Scoop about cup of meatball mixture and roll it into a big ball.
7. Place meatball in the muffin cup, it should fit snugly. Repeat with remaining meat mixture.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes.Top off with remaining French Onion sauce, dividing it equally among the muffin cups.
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