Super Simple Super Spicy Meat Balls
Ingredients:
2-3 cups of Gluten Free cereal. I used Rice Squares.
1 pound of lean ground beef
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp "Extra Spicy" seasoning from Mrs. Dash (you can leave this out, but I love these spices!)
1 Tbsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 eggs
I just crush up the cereal using my hands, but you can stick it in a food processor if you want. I ended up pureeing most of the diced tomato when my picky girl said, "Ewww... you're putting tomatoes in it?" but you can usually just leave them in chunks.
I always bake meatballs on a wire rack in a pan to catch the grease, even with lean ground beef, this helps keep even more fat out. I can't stand cooking ground beef where it is sitting in the grease... yuck.
Viola! These were SPICY!!! Dang! I'm glad I made some without the crushed red pepper for Abyni and I because I took one bite of a spicy one and my mouth was on FIRE. Of course Kainan actually ate his with extra hot sauce. Go figure. I served them with the goulash type dish that I kind of made up on the go. It was a little liquid-y because I didn't get the beef broth until late in the game, but it was very flavorful!
