Recipe: Tasty Mike's Healthier Meatballs

Mike's Healthier Meatballs.

You can have Mike's Healthier Meatballs using 23 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mike's Healthier Meatballs

1. Prepare of For the meatballs.
2. Prepare 2 lb of ground beef.
3. Prepare 2 cup of Roughly chopped mushrooms.
4. It's 1/2 of onion, chopped.
5. Prepare 4 of garlic cloves.
6. Prepare 1 bunch of cilantro.
7. You need 1 large of egg.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of ketchup.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of smoked paprika.
10. You need 1 tbsp of dry oregano.
11. It's 2 tbsp of BBQ spice mix.
12. Prepare 1/3 cup of bread crumbs.
13. Prepare 1 of Salt and pepper to taste.
14. You need of For the sauce.
15. Prepare 3 tbsp of olive oil.
16. Prepare 1/2 of onion, chopped.
17. You need 3 of garlic cloves roughly chopped.
18. Prepare 1 can of whole peeled tomatoes.
19. You need 1 can of tomato sauce.
20. You need 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
21. Prepare 3 tbsp of freshly chopped basil.
22. Prepare 1 tbsp of dried oregano.
23. You need 1 of salt and pepper to taste.

Mike's Healthier Meatballs step by step

1. In a large skillet, on medium high heat, add onions, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
2. Sauteed until soft and mushrooms released most of their water.
3. Add garlic and cook for an extra minute, then put aside to cool.
4. In a food processor add cilantro and sauteed vegetables..
5. Pulse until finely chopped, not pureed..
6. In a large bowl add the meat, sauteed vegetables and the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
7. Let rest, covered, in the fridge for 20 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 375.
9. For the sauce:.
10. In a large saucepan add the first three ingredients and sauteed until tender..
11. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes..
12. I use a chopping wand to smooth out the sauce.
13. Line a half sized sheet pan with foil and scoop out your meatballs.
14. Bake for around 20 minutes.
15. Carefully place meatballs into sauce pan and continue to cook for about half an hour.