EASY TERIYAKI MEATBALLS

Easy Teriyaki Meatballs come together fast and make such an amazing meal with the sweet teriyaki sauce.  This will become a family favorite!

The flavorful meatballs mixed with the sweet teriyaki sauce is a perfect pair.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Lbs. ground beef (85/15 works best)
• 2 Tbl. dry minced onion
• ⅔ c. panko bread crumbs
• 1 large egg
• 1½ tsp. ground ginger
• ¼ c. milk
• 2 tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
• Teriyaki Sauce:
• 1½ c. cold water
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• ¾ c. packed light brown sugar
• ½ c. low-sodium soy sauce
• 3 Tbl. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• For serving:
• cooked white or brown rice
• chopped green onions, opt.
• cooked broccoli florets

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan; set aside. To a large bowl, add ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, milk, ginger, salt and pepper. Mix with your hands until just combined. Use a 1½ Tablespoon cookie scoop and scoop meat mixture into balls and place in prepared pan. Or, rub a little oil on your hands and then roll the meat mixture into roughly 1-inch balls. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Makes around 35 meatballs.
2. To prepare the teriyaki sauce: Pour all of the sauce ingredients into a medium saucepan. Whisk together until no lumps remain. Heat over medium heat until it thickens, whisking occasionally. This should only take 3-5 minutes.
3. When meatballs are done baking, dunk them in the teriyaki sauce and serve over cooked rice. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve with broccoli florets on the side.

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