Ricotta Meatballs with Ziti

Name: Ricotta Meatballs with Ziti
Ingredients: 16 ounce tub whole milk ricotta cheese, or make homemade ricotta (it’s easy!); 3 cups country loaf or sour dough bread, crusts removed and cubed (1 small to medium loaf); 2 cups milk; 1 pound ground beef*; 1 pound ground pork*; 1 pound ground veal*; 3 whole large eggs; 1 cup sweet onion, diced fine; ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated, plus more for serving; ¼ cup fresh Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; Few grinds fresh nutmeg; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 pound dry ziti; 1 ½ quarts tomato sauce, see our homemade sauce here, or jarred

"Ricotta Meatballs with Ziti is not your average pasta with meatball recipe! Ricotta added to the meatballs gives them a wonderfully soft texture you are sure to love...."

INGREDIENTS

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16 ounce tub whole milk ricotta cheese, or make homemade ricotta (it’s easy!)

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3 cups country loaf or sour dough bread, crusts removed and cubed (1 small to medium loaf)

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2 cups milk

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1 pound ground beef*

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1 pound ground pork*

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1 pound ground veal*

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3 whole large eggs

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1 cup sweet onion, diced fine

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½ cup Parmesan cheese grated, plus more for serving

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¼ cup fresh Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped

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2 teaspoons kosher salt

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½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Few grinds fresh nutmeg

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½ cup extra virgin olive oil

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1 pound dry ziti

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1 ½ quarts tomato sauce, see our homemade sauce here, or jarred

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