Meatballs from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Meatballs Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cup Lean ground round (15% fat)
1/4 cup Prepared bread crumbs
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cup Buttermilk
3/4 cup Instant rice
1 tsp Diet margarine
1 cup Water
1/2 tsp Arrowroot

Recipe Instructions:

Mix beef, crumbs, salt, 1/2-cup buttermilk, and rice. Shape into two dozen
meatballs (about 1" thick). In large skillet, brown meatballs in margarine
on all sides; pour water over; cover tightly. Boil until rice is tender and
meat is cooked (about 30 minutes). Remove from skillet. Mix remaining 1 cup
buttermilk with arrowroot to form smooth paste; stir into liquid remaining
in skillet. Stirring constantly, cook until gravy is thick (do not boil).
Return meatballs to pan and gently heat. Serve with gravy. Food Exchange
per serving: 1 LEAN-MEAT EXCHANGE (2 MEATBALLS) + 1/2 BREAD EXCHANGE; + 1/4
NONFAT MILK EXCHANGE; + 1/2 FAT EXCHANGE; CAL: 135 Source: Recipes for
Diabetics by Billie Little Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and
her Meal-Master

Servings: 6

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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