The Best Meatballs

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The secret ingredient in these meatballs—stuffing mix—adds body and all the seasoning while you take all the credit.

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20 min

total:

38 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

1-1/4

cups water

eggs

Make It

HEAT oven to 400ºF.

LINE 2 (15x10x1-inch) pans with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix ingredients until blended; shape into 32 (1-1/2-inch) balls, using 1/4 cup for each.

PLACE 16 meatballs in each prepared pan. Bake 16 to 18 min. or until done (160ºF).

COMBINE half the meatballs with Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce or Creamy Brown Gravy. (See Tips.) Cool remaining meatballs; freeze for later use. (See Tips.)

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce

Mix 1 jar (14 oz.) spaghetti sauce, 2 oz. cubed PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese and 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil in large skillet; cook on medium-low heat 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add 16 hot meatballs; stir to evenly coat. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese before serving. Makes 4 servings, 4 meatballs and 1/3 cup sauce each.

Creamy Brown Gravy

Mix 1 jar (12 oz.) beef gravy, 1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream and 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley in large skillet; cook on medium-low heat 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add 16 hot meatballs; stir to evenly coat. Makes 4 servings, 4 meatballs and 1/3 cup sauce each.

How to Freeze Meatballs

Loosely pack cooled meatballs in freezer-weight resealable plastic bags. Lay bags flat in freezer so meatballs freeze individually. Store up to 3 months. Thaw in refrigerator several hours or overnight before using as desired.

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patriciacushen

posted:8/27/2009

Wonderful, Best tasting meatballs we have had in a long time sent my husband to the store to get the stove top stuffing he cameback with the turkey stuffing mix and it was great, added a jar of pre made sauce to the baked meetballs and put them on soft hogie roll with a green salad best meal and quick love those kind THANKS

Clayj

posted:8/26/2009

I added a bit of "salt-n-spice", basil & oregano to give it a Italian flavor. After I baked them I simmered them in tomato sauce. WOW!!!

ladyg1951

posted:8/26/2009

I made this reciepe the other night, and made some changes. I added some dried Italian herbs, and parmesan cheese to meatball mixture,and used chicken broth instead of water.also doubled the sauce reciepe. It had a good flavor ! YUMMY !!

spencerl

posted:8/26/2009

These meatballs are very easy to prepare.Clean up is easy .I line a cookie sheet with foil and than discard after baking. Exellent taste.I love them.

busymommabee

posted:8/26/2009

I made these - I used ground chicken instead of beef. I did add garlic - but they were still pretty bland. They were easy - but if I make again I will add salt and more spices

KayKay328

posted:8/26/2009

I would think these meatballs would be good with gravy over noodles, but that would be it. I would not use it for regular meatballs and sauce.

a cook

posted:8/26/2009

very boring and tasteless

duchess926

posted:8/26/2009

I actually made these meatballs, they had no flavor at all.

lbell67

posted:8/26/2009

I have been making meatloaf with this recipe for a few years now. I deacded to make the meat balls in brown gravy and now my husband says I should always do this over egg noodlesd with a salad It was great and so easy both my husband and I love it