meatballs!

Easy and delicious.  The carrots and potato made these very tender and tasty!

1 large russet potato
2 large carrots
1/4 onion
salt and pepper to taste
1tsp. italian seasoning (or a mix of basil, parsley, thyme, and oregano)
1/8 cup ketchup (eye-ball it)
1 egg
~1/2 to 1lb. ground beef

Grate potato, carrots, and onion (or just throw them in a food processor) and add to large bowl.  Add the rest of the ingredients (I had ~1/2 lb. ground beef on hand, but this recipe would probably be fine with up to 1lb. beef) and mash together until ingredients evenly distributed.  Roll into balls. 

Bake covered with foil at 350 degrees for 45min. to 1 hr.  Then, remove foil and place under broiler (500 degrees) for a couple of minutes to brown.  Watch carefully so they don't burn! 

For a side dish, I sauteed 1/4 onion and 3 medium zucchinis in a bit of olive oil, cut into thin strips, for ~10 minutes.  Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve them together and you have a healthy, easy dinner!

Sorry this picture isn't the best, but it was delicious!  And hard to take the time for a picture as it all smelled so good:)



Also made these meatballs w/ 1lb. meat and without the carrots and baked at 375 degrees uncovered for 1 hour and they turned out great!