Leftover Burger

Yes, I said leftover burger! I would be willing to bet there are a lot of you for one reason or another that end up with some leftover ground beef. We grilled out this weekend and for the 999th time, I ended up with too much ground beef. Not to fear, it usually ends up as extra burgers for lunch the next day or goes into spaghetti sauce. But today I was hankerin' for a homemade meatball sub.

This quick and simple recipe for mom's meatballs will work for my favorite meatball sub as well as a number of other dishes. You can also double the recipe and freeze them for later use.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1 lb. lean ground beef
* 1 egg
* 2 Tbsp. milk (or water if you are lactose intolerant)
* 1/2 cup bread crumbs
* 1/2 cup minced onion
* 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/8 tsp. pepper

(I use Morton's Nature's Seasons Seasoning Blend instead of salt and pepper because it also gives it that wonderful garlic flavor.)

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine egg, water, bread crumbs, onion, salt and pepper and combine. Add ground beef, broken into chunks, and mush with your hands to combine. Form into meatballs about 1" in diameter and place on a broiler pan. (A 13" x 9" baking dish will do as well.) Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until meatballs are no longer pink in center. Cool and freeze, or when baked, use in your favorite recipe.

To finish this wonderful and easy meatball sub recipe I just picked up a jar of Ragu pizza sauce, a pack of sliced mozzarella, and some sub buns at the local grocery store. And voila!
























I also had some leftover macaroni salad. Pasta salad would be great with this too. Simple Italian Meatball Sub and pasta dish! Mmmm...