Meatballs With Lemon Zest

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    25 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    20 min.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    24

Try this dish with Better Than Bouillon® Premium or Reduced Sodium Roasted Beef Base.

Recipe tags: beef base, easy difficulty, app, beef, roast

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 slices (1-inch) French bread
1 cup milk
3 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp Better Than Bouillon® Organic Roasted Beef Base
2 tsp Better Than Bouillon® Roasted Garlic Base
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp lemon zest
2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ tsp crushed red pepper
½ cup freshly chopped parsley
2 lbs organic ground beef

Directions

  • 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F.

  • 2

    Add the bread and milk to a bowl and soak for 10 minutes.

  • 3

    Add the garlic, Organic Roasted Beef Base and Roasted Garlic Base to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse for 20 - 30 seconds. Using a rubber spatula scrape the sides of the bowl. Squeeze the milk out of the bread and add the bread to the food processor. Add the eggs, lemon zest, juice, red pepper and parsley to the bowl and pulse for 20-30 seconds more.

  • 4

    Add the bread mixture and ground beef to a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, mix the bread mixture and beef together, until combined. Roll the meat into 2-inch size balls and place onto a baking sheet.

  • 5

    Place the baking sheet directly into the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the meatballs from the oven and serve with your favorite sauce.