Ready for a new recipe that you can make and serve as an appetizer or as part of a main meal? These meatballs are delicious when served with marinara sauce as an appetizer or when they are combined with your favorite pasta and sauce. Also, the meatballs can be made and baked ahead and kept in the refrigerator or they can be frozen.
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ small yellow onion, grated or minced
2 Tbsp. marinara sauce
1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary, chopped
1 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
½ tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. fresh cracked pepper
1 lg. egg, lightly beaten
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Do not over mix.
3. Use Tbsp. scoop to portion out meat and place the meat portions on a baking sheet. Roll the meat into balls and place them on the baking sheet.
4. Bake for 20-22 minutes until browned and cooked through.
5. Remove the meatballs. They can be transferred to a pasta dish or an appetizer serving plate, or they can be refrigerated or frozen.
Note: Coat hands with olive oil before rolling. They will form better and crack less. You can also use food-handling gloves.
You can substitute dried herbs and spices for fresh herbs and spices:
1 Tbsp. dried Italian seasoning for the fresh herbs.
1 tsp. garlic powder for the fresh garlic.
1 tsp. onion powder (or use minced dried onion) for the fresh onion.
Yield: 18 (1-1/2 Tbsp.) meatballs. Dip the meatballs in marinara sauce or they can be used with a pasta dish, such as spaghetti.
Enjoy!
