Valentine Meatballs

20 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min
Ready In: 50 min

“These heart shaped meatballs will turn your heart to mush. Great flavor.” - by JMAABHENDERSON

Ingredients

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 (1 ounce) envelopes dry onion soup mix

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, toss together the cheese and mushrooms. In a separate bowl. mix together the ground beef and onion soup mix. Divide the beef into 12 to 16 balls, then form them into small, thin heart shaped patties. Press an indention into the center of half of the hearts, and fill with the cheese and mushrooms. Place another patty on top, and press to seal the hearts around the filling. Place in a shallow baking dish.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until beef is well done, and filling is hot.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
362 cal
18%

Fat
24.2 g
37%

Carbs
6.4 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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J

May. 6, 2006

"These were really quite nice, but the onion soup mix made them a little bit too salty. Will see what I can do with modifications...." See more"

wannabe chefette

Feb. 17, 2008

"What a novice idea! These were actually very tasty. Not hard to make the hearts. But... you only need 1/4 of the cheese and mushroom mixture. And that is probably too much. And.... Samantha (Bew..." See moreitched) couldn't make these in 10 minutes. Plan on closer to 30 minutes."

MYDNAS

Feb. 17, 2006

"Very yummy! In order to get the filling inside the meatballs, my meatballs turned out really big. It was easier to shape them into hearts than I thought it was going to be. Our Valentine's Day lunch c..." See moreompany liked them too! The meatballs made great leftovers- we put one on a bun, added some ketchup and mustard and had a hamburger! Thanks for the recipe!"

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