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Reuben Meatballs with Homemade Thousand Island Dressing

February 29, 2016 by Quinn Caudill 17 Comments

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St. Patrick’s Day Appetizer “Reuben Meatballs”

Get your green on for St. Patrick's Day with these Reuben Meatballs!

 Reuben Meatballs with Homemade Thousand Island Dressing!

I came up with a twist on traditional corned beef and cabbage last week while trying to sleep. My wife was not too happy when I woke her up after she had just fallen asleep, to tell her about it.  I have to learn to type my thoughts into my phone in these waking moments.  Luckily she loved the final product.

I tried this dish out with our card group. I typically use this event to try out new recipes. This new appetizer didn’t last past the first 30 minutes. I will take this as a good sign.

Get your green on for St. Patrick's Day with these Reuben Meatballs!

I have made this recipe many times and cooked the meatballs two different ways: baked and sautéed. Both worked equally well, but I prefer baking them in mini muffins pans or on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Turn after 10 minutes to give meatballs a crispy coating, with less fat. You can saute for extra crispness if you would like. Serve with Homemade Thousand Island Dressing.

Get your green on for St. Patrick's Day with these Reuben Meatballs!

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Reuben Meatballs
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 
Get your green on for St. Patrick's Day with these Reuben Meatballs!
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, Irish
Servings: 48
Author: Quinn Caudill
Ingredients
  • 3 slices bacon
  • 4 cups finely shredded cabbage, (You could use packaged slaw cabbage)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp. Thyme
  • 1 tsp. caraway seeds
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. white pepper
  • 1 lb. minced corned beef, (I prefer fresh cooked but you can use deli corned beef)
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 4 slices rye bread for breadcrumbs.
  • 1 cup finely shredded Swiss cheese
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • Cooking Spray
Thousand Island Dressing
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
  • 1 tsp. horseradish
  • pinch of salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. Cook corned beef according to package directions and cool. (You can also use corned beef from the deli.)
  3. Cook bacon in large pan until crisp. Remove bacon and finely chop, set aside. Do not drain bacon grease.
  4. In food processor shred cabbage.
  5. Combine cabbage, onion, garlic, bacon, Thyme, caraway, salt and pepper to the pan and saute for about ten minutes on medium heat until vegetables have softened.
  6. Remove mixture from pan and cool completely.
  7. Use a food processor to finely chop corned beef.
  8. If bread slices are not stale, lightly toast or dry out bread in 200°F oven for ten minutes.

  9. In a food processor, pulse bread into fine crumbs.
  10. Combine with corned beef, Swiss cheese, and eggs in a large bowl.
  11. Add vegetables to corned beef and combine.
  12. Use melon baller or teaspoon to form 1 inch meatballs and place on a parchment paper covered baking sheet.
  13. Chill until ready to cook.
  14. Can be made a day ahead.
  15. To cook, bake in mini muffins pans lightly coated with cooking spray or on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  16. Turn meatballs after 10 minutes.
Thousand Island Dressing
  1. Combine all ingredients and chill until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes

First published by Quinn Caudill for Dadwhats4dinner.com © March 2015.
  Updated February 2016.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Condiment, Easy, Holiday, recipe Tagged With: Appetizer, Cabbage, Corned Beef, Guinness, Reuben, St Patricks day, Thousand Islands Dressing

About Quinn Caudill

"Quinn is the author, photographer and recipe designer over at DadWhats4Dinner. He enjoys cooking for family and friends and being creative in the kitchen. He makes ordinary everyday food extraordinary. He lives just north of Cincinnati with his wife of 24 years, three kids and three cats. His kids have well-developed palates and his youngest daughter is now working with him on the blog creating recipes for her own page "Cooking with Ella". Follow him on: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram."

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Comments

  1. Helen Fern says

    March 1, 2016 at 8:08 am

    I love reubens! I’ll have to try this tasty recipe! Thanks for sharing on the “What’s for Dinner” link party!

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      March 1, 2016 at 8:35 am

      Thanks Helen. They are great appetizer for St Patricks Day or anytime really. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  2. trishlee75 says

    March 1, 2016 at 11:20 pm

    Two of my favorite things! Meatballs AND Reuben! Thanks for sharing this!
    Best,
    Trish

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      March 2, 2016 at 7:10 am

      They are tasty. Thanks for stopping by Trish

      Reply
  3. Carlee says

    March 3, 2016 at 10:39 pm

    How delicious do these sound? I need to give them a try!

    Reply
  4. Nana says

    March 4, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    My sister makes something very similar, but she uses sauerkraut , well drained, instead of shredded cabbage. I think that is more authentically a reuben.

    Reply
  5. alwayzbakin3 says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Wow! This sounds so creative and tasty! Reuben meatballs sound like an awesome idea for a St. Paddy’s Day dinner. I had to laugh when you said you woke up your wife to tell her about your recipe. LOL! Sometimes I think my hubby thinks I’m nuts with my recipe ideas. 😉

    Reply
  6. Lily says

    March 5, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    What a fabulous idea! A delicious Reuben in a meatball form. I think some of the best ideas come when you least expect it. I’m glad your wife loved them:)

    Reply
  7. Prairie Gal Cookin says

    March 6, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    These look amazing!!

    Thanks so much for linking up over at Sunday’s Simple Homemaker on Prairie Gal Cookin! Please feel free to drop in and leave a link or two on this week’s link-up, we’d love to see what you’ve been up to! http://www.prairiegalcookin.com/sundays-simple-homemaker-2nd-weekly-link-up/

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