Meatballs with more veggies (again)

On By GurmeteIn Recipes

I admit – I really like meatballs. And because I prepare them very often, I tend to change the recipe, from time to time. So this time, I wanted to clear my fridge, so I added all the veggies from my fridge (sh….it’s a secret – my kid had no idea he ate mushrooms in those meatballs). So, let’s start.

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds ground pork
  • 1.5 cup broccoli
  • 1 cup cauliflower
  • 1.5 cup carrots
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup green beans
  • 1 big onion
  • 3 eggs
  • 6-7 garlic cloves
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp Italian herb blend

Directions:

Steam the vegetables. Let them cool off. Then squeeze all the water from the vegetables. Then ground them using a food grinder.

Chop and sautee the onions.

Then transfer the sauteed onions into the bowl with the meat, and then add the rest of the ingredients.

Let the mixture sit in the fridge for at least 15 minutes. Then make balls in a medium size – I used an ice cream scoop.

Fry them in the air fryer, at 400 F for 15 minutes on one part, then for another 15 minutes in the other side.

Enjoy!