Beef Meatballs with Zucchini

Name: Beef Meatballs with Zucchini
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 35 serving
Ingredients: 1 kg/ 2.2 lbs ground beef; 200 g/ 7 oz/ 1 not too large zucchini; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; a handful fresh dill; 40 g/ 1.4 oz bread; 40 g/ 1.4 oz/ 3.8 cup freshly grated Parmesan; 2 eggs; fine sea salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings
35
Calories
100 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
German, American

Beef Meatballs with Zucchini

Freya Patterson

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Juicy, tender and delicious beef meatballs with zucchini and Parmesan, this is one of our favorite meatball recipes.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 kg/ 2.2 lbs ground beef
200 g/ 7 oz/ 1 not too large zucchini
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
a handful fresh dill
40 g/ 1.4 oz bread
40 g/ 1.4 oz/ 3.8 cup freshly grated Parmesan
2 eggs
fine sea salt and pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or more as needed

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius/ 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line one or two baking trays with parchment paper.
Grate the zucchini finely and squeeze out excess liquid. Don't overdo it, you still want to have some moisture, just squeeze lightly to remove what is too much.
Grate the onion and the garlic cloves finely as well. Grate the Parmesan. Chop the dill finely. Remove the crust from the bread slice and crumble the bread with your fingers to obtain crumbs. Beat the eggs lightly.
Place the beef, zucchini, onion, garlic, Parmesan, dill, breadcrumbs, and eggs in a bowl. Add salt and pepper generously and mix everything with your hand. Add some more salt and pepper to taste.
Form the meatballs, I had 35 medium ones. Press them a little flat with your hand.
Heat one tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet and start frying the meatballs, about 2 minutes on each side, in batches. As they are ready, transfer them to the prepared trays. Add another tablespoon oil in the skillet, if necessary, and continue the process with the rest of the meatballs.
Bake the meatballs for 7 or 8 minutes. Serve as suggested above.

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Serving 1g Calories 100kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 37mg (12%) Sodium 91mg (4%)