Italian meatballs
By
Carrie Knudsen
@cknudsen1
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This is the result of trying all sorts of different meatballs, and I finally am happy with this! I dont use measurements, so I will try my best to get everything right.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Serves:
4-6
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
30 Min
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb
- meatloaf mix (ground beef and ground pork)
- 1
- half onion, grated
- 1
- egg
- 3/4 c
- french bread turned into crumbs
- 3 clove
- garlic minced or crushed
- 2 Tbsp
- fresh basil chopped fine
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp
- italian seasoning
- 1/2 c
- parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp
- olive oil for browning meatballs
How to Make Italian meatballs
- 1Preheat oven to 350
In a large mixing bowl, add meat and grate onion over meat. In a food processor or chopper, place the french bread in and turn into fine breadcrumbs. (you could use store bought, but I find a big taste difference)Chop the garlic into very fine pieces or crush if you have a garlic crusher. Chop the basil into fine pieces as well. Add all the rest of the ingredients (except olive oil) and work through with your hands. - 2Form into balls (golf ball size) and place in a large skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Brown the meatballs on all sides using a large spoon to help hold their shape.
- 3Place the meatballs on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. You can also add your favorite pasta sauce over the meatballs before baking, just use a larger baking dish. Enjoy!
