MEATBALLS 

is it worth it?

So I found this recipe for baking meatballs. I've always found it to be more labor-intensive than I was up for. But if this works, it could be a game changer...I think. My whole house loves meatballs, toss them in pasta, in sandwiches, in soups, even just heat and eat on their own as a little appetizer. But with the prices of meat skyrocketing I'm just curious, is it worth it. Today the obvious answer is yes, because I have left over groud beef that needed to be used up and wasn't sure what to make with it. But would I go out and buy it? I'm going to break it down here. 

This is the recipe I was looking at. Meatballs in a Muffin Tin

Though I often shop at winco or costco I'm going to be price checking on walmart just because their website is easier to navigate and the prices are very similar, usually. 

1 pound of ground beef - $5.50 - 8.00 depending on fat level

most of the other ingredients are things I would normally have on hand or are easily substituted.

1 pound of meatballs - $8.47 for 32count  but that's a 2 pound bag. 

The math ain't mathin' because I just made 24 with some left over of about a pound. None of these are very big... The only thing I can think of is that being froze caues them to weigh more? 

The thing about making it from scratch is you know exactly what's in it. But for the prise it's a hard beat especially because where I buy them, they are often on sale for $4 a bag. So I think this one is still up in the air. Either way with a house full of hungry teenagers, it's a good thing to have on hand.