Beefy Mushroom Dinner
A tasty twist to the normal meatball dinner. This will serve 4-6 people. Add a quick salad and some corn and you have a really nice dinner. You can even make the meatballs ahead of time and freeze them for a quick meal.
A tasty twist to the normal meatball dinner. This will serve 4-6 people. Add a quick salad and some corn and you have a really nice dinner. You can even make the meatballs ahead of time and freeze them for a quick meal.
- Carbohydrate 7.26437221866444 g
- Cholesterol 280.474270533333 mg
- Fat 26.9527890500799 g
- Fiber 1.36264716959709 g
- Protein 34.2131179181615 g
- Saturated Fat 10.1826711379031 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (326g)
- Sodium 315.542546665389 mg
- Sugar 5.90172504906736 g
- Trans Fat 4.00195246680967 g
- Calories 417 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Need a 9x13 Glass baking dish.
- In large mixing bowl combine all ingredients EXCEPT the Mushroom Sauce. (The Mushroom sauce will be added later.)
- Form into 2†balls and place in the baking dish. Spread them out to fill the dish and allow the heat to circulate around them.
- Bake at 425 for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a safe heat resistant surface. Remove the meat balls from the baking dish so that the grease can be drained. After the grease has been removed, place the Meat Balls back in the baking dish and cover them evenly with the Mushroom Sauce.
- Reduce the Oven Temperature to 350.
- Place back in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove and enjoy.
- I served it with a side of Corn and a salad. Also had some stuffed celery (some with cream cheese and others with peanut butter)
Swapping the ground beef for a 50-50 blend of ground pork and beef alters the fat distribution and yields a more tender crumb. Large meatballs demand careful handling to avoid the dense, rubbery texture that comes from overworking the proteins. Mix the eggs, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, onion, and barbecue sauce gently until just combined, then portion them into uniform two-inch spheres. Spacing the spheres across a standard 9x13-inch glass baking dish ensures proper hot air circulation during the initial twenty-five minute high-heat phase at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Trapped steam prevents proper exterior browning, so draining accumulated grease midway through cooking is critical. Pouring the canned mushroom steak sauce over the drained beef after dropping the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit protects the sauce from scorching while allowing the flavors to concentrate during the final ten-minute bake. Glass baking dishes retain heat efficiently, but transfer the hot pan to a dry trivet immediately upon removal to prevent thermal shock.
