Savory Meatballs
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. I made this on 6 Jun 2023 using the cream of mushroom soup option, excellent meatballs and excellent sauce. Highly recommended. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Notes section.
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef, or ground pork, (1 lb)
- Crumbs Option
- ¼ cup Vegetable Option
- ½ teaspoon Herb Option, crushed
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
OPTIONS
Crumbs - Use 1 Item
- ¼ cup dry bread crumbs, Shortcut
- ¼ cup saltines, finely crushed
- ½ cup soft bread crumbs
- ¼ cup corn flakes, finely crushed
Vegetable - Use 1 Item
- onion, finely diced
- carrot, shredded
- green bell pepper, finely diced
- celery, finely diced
Herb - Use 1 Item
- dried thyme
- dried marjoram
- dried basil
- dried dill weed
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed cream of onion soup
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of celery soup, Shortcut
- condensed golden mushroom soup
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl, add the ground beef, Crumbs, Vegetable, and Herb Options, and egg. Mix together but don't over mix or that may result in tough meatballs.
- Shape into 16-20 meatballs.
- Heat the oil in a large non stick pan on medium heat, when hot, add the meatballs and cook to brown on all sides.
- While the meatballs are browning, mix together the Soup Option, water, and parsley in a small bowl.
- Meatballs almost all browned.
- When the meatballs have browned, pour off excess fat, then stir in the soup mixture, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
- Serve with mashed potatoes or pasta, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving using pork, fair cost per serving using beef.
Shortcuts: Breadcrumbs, Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Condensed Cream of Celery Soup.