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Meatballs

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time42 minutes
Course: Main Course
Keyword: homemade, meatballs
Servings: 10
Author: Sweet Basil

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Bread crumbs whole wheat  (white bread is fine, see note to prepare)
  • 3/4 Cup Whole Milk
  • 1 Pound Ground Beef 85/15 * see note
  • 1 Pound Italian Sausage mild (sweet or spicy is fine)
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1/2 Onion sweet, yellow, grated
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 Cloves Garlic minced fine
  • 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese fresh, shredded fine
  • 2 Tablespoons Parsley freshly minced 
  • 1 Tablespoon Basil dried
  • 1 Tablespoon Oregano dried
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup Olive oil for hands
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees with the oven racks leaving one space between them as you will bake both sheets at once.
  • Place the bread and milk in a bowl and stir until everything is moistened. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
    2 Cups Bread crumbs, 3/4 Cup Whole Milk
  • In a large bowl, add the remaining ingredients except the oil, along with the bread mixture, mix with a wooden spoon until just combined. 
    1 Pound Ground Beef, 1 Pound Italian Sausage, 2 Large Eggs, 1/2 Onion, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce, 2 Cloves Garlic, 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese, 2 Tablespoons Parsley, 1 Tablespoon Basil, 1 Tablespoon Oregano, 1 teaspoon Salt, 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
  • Set aside for 5 minutes, as you clean up a bit. 
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop the meatballs onto 2 cookie sheets. Next, rub oil onto both palms of your hands and roll each meatball, adding more oil about every 2nd or 3rd ball. 
    1/4 Cup Olive oil
  • Place both pans of meatballs in the oven with one on the upper and one on the lower rack. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 then swap the racks up and down and turn them so the side facing the oven door now faces the back. Bake another 8-12 minutes or until they reach 160 degrees using a meat thermometer.
  • Remove from the oven and toss in sauce or serve alone with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese on top. 

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Notes

Note- Place a small stack of bread in a blender or food processor and pulse until it is bread crumbs.
Note- If the meatballs are not for an italian dish, try using 1/2 pound veal and 1/2 pound pork in place of the italian sausage.
Meatballs can be made ahead and frozen.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 940mg | Potassium: 349mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 242IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 211mg | Iron: 3mg