Hands-on Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Makes 32
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ small red onion (finely chopped)
- ½ c bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- salt
- pepper
- ½ c currant jelly
Combine beef, onion, bread crumbs, egg, and nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Shape into 1″ balls and broil until cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. In a large skillet, heat currant jelly; add the meatballs and toss to coat.
Originally from Real Simple’s 10 Ideas for: Ground Beef, these meatballs rock! They are so easy, so quick and so good!
They are now my favorite homemade meatballs. Yep, they’ve knocked down the reigning, homemade meatball, go-to party snack champ down a peg.
There’s not much more to say, really. Give ’em a try. These meatballs speak for themselves!