Feta, garlic and onion spice up Greek Meatballs
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| May 10, 2010
In Cooking for One or Two, Kitchen Basics
Featured Recipe: Greek Meatballs For Two
There’s nothing ordinary about homemade meatballs – they’re the ultimate comfort food. But if you find yourself getting into a meatball rut, it’s incredibly easy to tweak the flavor. Greek Meatballs are a good example, bumped up with feta cheese, garlic and grated onion.
When we published the recipe recently in our Desperation Dinners newspaper column, readers raved.
"I made your INCREDIBLE Greek meatball recipe," said Robin Wolfe of Miami. "Now a few friends have asked for it."
Well, here it is!
Until we started experimenting with meatball flavors a few years ago, we never realized how easy they are to make. Our favorite trick for shaping the meatballs is to use a cookie dough scoop (like an ice cream scoop only with a smaller bowl). You can scoop up just the right amount of meat every time for consistency in size. This handy gadget is sold at department stores, cooking shops and even in some supermarkets for about $2.
Once you taste these mini-marvels, you’ll never want to be without them. That’s not a far-fetched idea…double or triple this recipe to make a stash to keep in the freezer. Now you can satisfy your cravings on the spur of the moment.
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From Alicia Ross - May 17, 2010
From Mary via email: What a good but easy recipe! I went ahead and doubled the recipe because I had a pound of g.b. in freezer. I couldn't find tomatoes with onion and celery so just bought diced tomatoes and sauted some onion and celery I had in the crisper, I also had some leftover steamed spinach from earlier in the week that I threw in. Delicious! A couple of nights later, we used the meatball mixture to make pita sandwiches. Also delicious. Thanks so much, I've used several of your cooking for two recipes, which my newspaper runs about once a month but this was especially good! This barely cost anything, which was the best part. Keep up the good work!
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From Beverly Mills - May 11, 2010
From Judy in Minneapolis, via email: I tried the Greek Meatballs. They were absolutely fabulous. I know we'll make them again. Loved the recipe. Thanks!