Apple Glazed Ground Beef Meatballs Recipe Will Be the Opal of Your Eye (30 Minutes, One Pan) by Opal Apples

It's apple season, and everyone loves meatballs. Meatballs are usually a family-pleasing dinner – and ground beef is an inexpensive ingredient that helps stretch the budget. This easy apple-glazed meatball recipe has simple, pantry ingredients: panko, an egg, an apple, ginger, olive oil, garlic, apple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch. The meatballs are cooked in a skillet and then introduced to the sweet and savory sauce. It's a palate-pleasing high-protein dinner!

Photo credit: Opal Apples

Here is your shopping list for this fall-inspired, one-pan ground beef meatballs recipe: ground beef, an apple (read about the health benefits of apples), panko breadcrumbs, an egg, fresh ginger (check out the health benefits of ginger), fresh garlic, olive oil, apple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch and green onions for garnishing.

Cooking Tip: If you can't find an Opal apple, you can use other varieties.

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Serve these easy ground beef meatballs with a fresh vegetable, grain and salad. Rice or potatoes would be a nice bed to pile these meatballs on. These glazed meatballs would also make a tasty appetizer served with toothpicks.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 Opal Apple, grated
• 1 cup panko
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• green onions, sliced, for garnish

Here's how to make it: 

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, apple, panko, egg, ginger and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Mix with your hands and shape them into 1-inch meatballs.
2. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a saucepan. Cook the meatballs until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
3. In the same pan, combine the apple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch. Whisk until smooth. Bring the sauce to a low boil and cook until thick. Return the meatballs to the saucepan to heat through and coat evenly with sauce. Sprinkle the green onions. Store any leftover meatballs in an airtight container in the fridge. You can also freeze these meatballs for quick dinners later.

Photo credit (main): Opal Apples

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