Easy Baked Meatballs With Two Sauce Options

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef, extra lean
• 1 (120 g) package stove top stuffing mix
• 1 cup water
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*f. line 2 large pans with foil. spray pan and rack (if using) with cooking oil.
• 2 mix together all ingredients, and form into 32, 1-1/2" balls.
• 3 place meatballs on the pan (or rack if using) and bake for 16 - 18 minutes, or until done. (160*).
• 4 tomato-basil cream sauce:.
• 5 mix 1-1/2 cups pasta sauce, 1/4 cup light cream cheese spread, and 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil in a large skillet. cook on medium-low heat for 3 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. add 16 hot meatballs and stirr to evenly coat. sprinkle with 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese before serving.
• 6 creamy brown gravy:.
• 7 mix 1 cup beef gravy, 1/4 cup light cream cheese spread and 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley in a large skillet. continue with the directions as given for the tomato basil sauce, omitting the parmesan.