Friday, February 18, 2011

Pork Meatballs - 1 Point Each

Time for the final piece of Valentine's Day dinner - the meatballs. I love to make huge batches of homemade meatballs and keep a bag in the freezer. I can pull out a few at a time for sandwiches, sweet and sour, Swedish, Italian - whatever my heart desires. This is my go-to meatball recipe. I don't always use pork, but ground pork was the cheapest meat for sale in the grocery store this past week.

Pork Meatballs
2 lb ground pork
1 cup steel cut oats
1/2 cup fat free milk
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
2 egg whites
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp pepper

1. In a large bowl, mixed all ingredients until well combined (I use my hands). Shape mixture into 50 meatballs (about 1 1/2 inches each).
2. Place meatballs on in an ungreased cast iron skillet or baking dish.
3. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes
4. Yields 50, 1 point meatballs


Second on my list tonight, I wish you a very happy Pink Saturday. Here is my pink pictures for the week; embroidery detail from a quilt my grandmother made many moons before I was born. Because the quilt includes several pieces of fabric taken from dresses my mother wore in high school, my grandmother gave the quilt to me a few years ago. I cherish it. (For good measure I decided to show you another piece of the quilt - a sunbonnet girl made from some of my mother's high school clothes.)


For the Pink Saturday challenge, I have chosen one of my favorite posts from last week. Check out this decadent recipe for pumpkin soup!

Finally, I always leave you with a Friday Song, randomly selected by the DJ on my Zen. I do have very eclectic tastes so we are going from British folk alternative to Christian hip hop to this week's offering - country. Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks and talented solo artist, has one of the sexiest voices in the world. Here is "I Should Know" by The Mavericks.

9 comments:

  1. Your meatballs sound yummy! I'm going to have to check out your low points recipes!!
    Happy Pink Saturday. That quilt must be special. that is the sweetest sunbonnet Sue!

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  2. Those meatballs sound just perfect, and only one point each - I could pig out!!!!!!

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  3. I love that I have everything on hand to make these meatballs! Perfect for a comfort food craving.

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  4. Your meatballs sound really delicious. I'll have to give them a try. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Blessings...Mary

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  5. Your meatballs sound delicious and I love the Sunbonnet Sue quilt. So vintage.

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  6. Yum! I would love some now!

    Your darling quilt reminds me of one that I had from my grandmother. Someone broke into our storage shed and stole it and two dresses I had saved from high school. I still get sad when I think about it. I am sure it was just kids goofing around and they just tossed them when they were done.

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  7. Thanks everyone:) Jacqueline, your story makes me very sad. I hate to read that you lost such treasures. It is heartbreaking to have something taken that way.

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  8. Yummy!! Happy Pink Saturday, Char

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  9. My meatballs top out at five points. I want your meatballs. Five of them.

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