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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a cook

posted:10/6/2009

Everyone in my family loved this (4 & 6 yo included)! I used 2.5 lbs of ground turkey and was able to make 3 meals from it. Loved the sauce w/ the cream cheese! I have shared this recipe w/ many friends who have all loved it (many used turkey, too) and it will be a regular in our house.

wanicad

posted:10/6/2009

Super Easy, Super Yummy...my family asked for it specifically! Make sure you season your meat & we added more cream cheese than called for - we like the creamy vs tomatoey

candaceblevins

posted:10/6/2009

Meatballs okay. Neither sauce was good.

a cook

posted:10/5/2009

These meatballs are delicious! And they go well with any kind of sauce! Try them on club rolls with BBQ sauce for a great sandwich!

Galsmiley

posted:10/4/2009

Easy and very tasty. It's so easy that I will make more meatballs now.

Jarholly

posted:10/3/2009

We truly enjoyed this recipe. Full of flavor and easy to make. I made my own sauce with a spaghetti packet instead of jard. Tasted wonderful.

stoneturtle

posted:10/2/2009

Easy, and a big hit with my husband.

mae677

posted:10/2/2009

The meatballs themselves were ok...however, the two possible sauces to use is what I have a problem with...the one using the gravey was quite good, but, the one with the tomatoe sauce I did not like nor did anyone else I gave some too. I believe you need to rethink that one. I had to add olive oil, Italian seasonings, basil, and I always use Red Wine in my pasta sauces...I also added garlic...thanks for listening. Mary Ann, from New Jersey.

Amy3745

posted:10/1/2009

My husband and two teenage boys loved this with the creamy tomato basil sauce. The extra set of meatballs froze great and I used them two weeks later making the same dish.

threnodynx

posted:9/26/2009

These meatballs are decent, but I didn't really like them in my creamy marinara sauce. I'm going to try them again in a brown gravy with egg noodles and see if that works better. With the stuffing, They just didn't taste right with italian food!!