Winter has rolled in uninvited.  Unfortunately it hit on my husband’s birthday so he wasn’t overly impressed to be snow blowing that day.  Something tells me it’s going to be a rough winter but hopefully I’m proved wrong.  Normally I hate being wrong but I’d love to be in this case.  Fortunately the storm was through and done before we had our annual potluck game night to celebrate his birthday.  Though I have to say, we have hearty friends, they would have come anyway. You can’t stop fun! Because it was game night, finger food was a must so I made Italian Meatball Skewers.  Tasty and easy to eat.

This is also super easy to make!

Technique for Italian Meatball Skewers:

Preheat the oven to 400F/200C.

The key for this dish is to use fresh ingredients.

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients and combine them with your hands.  It’s always a weird feeling but it’s the best way to get everything incorporated without overworking the meat.

Roll the mixture into 1in/2.5cm balls.  Place on a baking sheet and bake 10-15 minutes.  For the last few minutes put the oven on convection/fan to brown the outside.

Slice the grape tomatoes in half and layer the meatballs, tomatoes, cheese and basil onto the toothpicks.

Serve immediately.  And let the games begin!

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Italian Meatball Skewers

A flavourful party food.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Italian Meatball Skewers

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 8 people

Author Our Growing Paynes

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 small handful fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
• 1 tsp coarse sea salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

Remaining ingredients

• grape tomatoes, sliced in half
• small mozzarella balls
• fresh basil, torn into pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F/200C.

2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with your hands.  Roll the mixture into balls 1in/2.5cm in diameter.  Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes.  In the last few minutes change the oven over to convection/fan to crisp up.

3. Layer the meatballs, tomatoes, mozzarella and basil onto toothpicks.  Serve immediately.