Saucy Blue Cheese Meatballs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 4 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons green onions (chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 3/4-1 cup fresh parsley (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 meatball directions:.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, using your hands, combine beef, blue cheese, onion, salt and worcestershire sauce.
• 3 roll into 24 balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• 4 in a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. working in two batches if necessary, brown the meatballs.
• 5 return all meatballs to the skillet, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 5 to 7 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through. transfer meatballs to a paper towel to drain.
• 6 sauce directions:.
• 7 pour salt, pepper, and flour into the drippings in the skillet; stir briefly until flour browns slightly; add half & half, stirring constantly, while increasing heat to medium-high and cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
• 8 plating directions:.
• 9 place meatballs on a platter or in a slow cooker to stay warm, spoon sauce over the meatballs and garnish with the chopped parsley.
• 10 serve over noodles or rice, and round out the meal with steamed sugar snaps or green beans.