Meatballs
Course: Savoury Snack
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 18 balls
Calories: 280kcal
Bite-sized meatballs fortified with AdVital Powder are high in protein, energy-dense, and provide a good source of Vitamin D.
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Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 egg (59g)
- 2 tbsp water (40mL)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs (75g) or gluten free breadcrumbs
- 3 scoops AdVital Powder
- ¼ cup onion (40g) minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 500 grams lean minced pork or veal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C for a conventional setting, or 160°C for a fan-forced setting. Lightly grease a shallow baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine egg, water, bread crumbs, AdVital Powder, onion, salt and pepper and combine.
- Add minced meat, broken into chunks, and use your hands to combine.
- Form into small balls approximately 2cm (1") in diameter and place in the prepared dish.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes until meatballs are no longer pink in centre.
Notes
Hints & Tips
- Serve with yoghurt and/or sweet chilli, tomato or BBQ sauce.
- Make some melon balls and thread 2–3 cold meat balls alternately with 2–3 melon balls onto a kebab stick.
- Great as a meal with salad or vegetables.
- Use gluten free breadcrumbs.
- Leave out onion and garlic. Add fresh or dried herbs such as thyme or rosemary for extra flavour.
Nutrition
Serving: 135g | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.6g | Protein: 26.6g | Fat: 10.8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 399mg | Sugar: 3.1g