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Baked Asian Meatballs

Barbara
An easy to make meal with all the delectable sweet and savory Asian flavors that make your mouth water.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce, plus more for basting
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 3 green onions, sliced
  • 8 oz button mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 cup red, yellow, orange bell pepper, diced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp sesame seeds, for garnish
  • 1 tsp salt
  • freshly ground pepper, to taste

Asian Rice

  • 1 cup white rice
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Dice bell peppers and chop mushrooms. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a small dish, combine 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp teriyaki sauce. Pour mixture into the bottom of a 13 X 9 inch oven safe casserole dish.
  • In a large bowl, use your hands and gently mix together ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder, salt and ⅔ sliced scallions (reserve some for garnish). Do not overmix or meatballs will be tough when cooked.
  • Use a scoop to form evenly sized meatballs. Roll them in your hands and place meatballs in the baking dish, spacing them out evenly.
  • Place chopped mushrooms in baking dish.
  • Add diced bell peppers to baking dish.
  • Top with freshly ground black pepper.
  • Bake for 30 minutes in preheated oven.

Make Rice:

  • While meatballs are in the oven, prepare rice.
  • Place 2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp sesame oil in a 2 cup measuring cup. Add salt if using low sodium soy sauce.
  • Fill the measuring cup with water until you have a total 2 cups of liquid.
  • In a medium sauce pan bring liquid to a boil.
  • Add 1 cup rice and stir to combine.
  • Cover sauce pan and reduce heat to low.
  • Simmer rice, covered for 25-30 minutes, or until rice has absorbed all the liquid in the pan.
  • Fluff rice with a fork.
  • Remove meatballs from the oven. Baste generously with Teriyaki sauce. Return meatballs to the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes to ensure meatballs are completely cooked through.
  • Remove meatballs and veggies and top with sesame seeds and reserved sliced green onions.
  • Serve meatballs along with roasted veggies over a bed of cooked rice.
Keyword bell peppers, ground beef, meatballs, mushrooms