Thousand Island Cheesy Meatball Skewers

Recipe - Dearborn Market

Servings6

Cook Time35 Minutes

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef

1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs

1/3 cup grated or finely minced onion

2 tsp garlic powder

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp of salt

1 tsp of pepper

1/4 lb Cheddar cheese, cut in 1/2 inch cubes

1 1/2 cups Ken’s® Thousand Island Dressing

15 cherry tomatoes

8 small dill pickles, each cut in 4 thick rounds

15 (6-inch) cocktail skewers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

2. Mix together beef, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic powder, eggs, salt and pepper until well combined; do not over-mix. Shape into 1 tbsp sized balls to make about 30 meatballs in total. Insert a cheese cube into center of each meatball and press meat over the cheese to fully enclose. Place onto prepared pan, spacing well apart.

3. Brush with 1/2 cup Ken’s® Thousand Island Dressing. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until browned and cheese is gooey inside.

4. Thread 1 meatball, 1 pickle round, 1 cherry tomato, 1 meatball and 1 pickle round onto each skewer. Serve with remaining Ken’s® Thousand Island Dressing for dipping.

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1 lb ground beef

Grass Run Farms 85% Lean 15% Fat Ground Beef, 16 oz

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1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs

Colonna Italian Style Flavored Bread Crumbs, 13 oz

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1/3 cup grated or finely minced onion

Spanish Onion, 1 ct, 20 oz

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$3.11 avg/ea$2.49/lb

2 tsp garlic powder

McCormick Garlic Powder, 3.12 oz

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$5.79$1.86/oz

2 eggs, beaten

Eggland's Best Large Eggs, 18 count

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$5.29$3.53 each

1 tsp of salt

Morton Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce

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$2.29$0.09/oz

1 tsp of pepper

McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper, 1.5 oz

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$2.49$1.66/oz

1/4 lb Cheddar cheese, cut in 1/2 inch cubes

Cabot Creamery Habanero Cheddar Cheese, 8 oz

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1 1/2 cups Ken’s® Thousand Island Dressing

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15 cherry tomatoes

Wholesome Pantry Organic Grape Tomatoes, 1 pint

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8 small dill pickles, each cut in 4 thick rounds

B&G Crunchy Kosher Dill Gherkins, 24 fl oz

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$3.69$0.15/fl oz

15 (6-inch) cocktail skewers

GoodCook Silver Bamboo Skewers 10-inch

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$2.49$0.02 each

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

3. Brush with 1/2 cup Ken’s® Thousand Island Dressing. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until browned and cheese is gooey inside.

4. Thread 1 meatball, 1 pickle round, 1 cherry tomato, 1 meatball and 1 pickle round onto each skewer. Serve with remaining Ken’s® Thousand Island Dressing for dipping.