Mmmm Meatballs...simple and delicious Italian Meatballs. Delicious Meatballs Made With Pomodoro Sauce. Try The Recipe For An Easy Meal. Great recipe for Mmmm Meatballs.simple and delicious Italian Meatballs. i come from an italian family and learned most of my Italian dishes from my father and grandma.except this one! my polish ex mother in law taught me how to make these, and the whole family agreed they are the best! :-P The secret to these homemade beef meatballs is a trifecta of ground beef, ground pork, and Italian sausage.
Serve with basmati rice, or choice of pasta. PRO TIP: use a cookie scoop to make this step faster. All the meatballs will be the same size (better for even cooking). You can cook Mmmm Meatballs...simple and delicious Italian Meatballs using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mmmm Meatballs...simple and delicious Italian Meatballs
- Prepare 1 1/2 lb of ground "meatloaf" mix of beef, pork, and veal.
- You need 1 cup of italian bread crumbs.
- You need 3/4 of to 1 and 1/2 cup of milk.
- Prepare 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
- Prepare 1 of *the following spice measurements are approximate because i dont really measure anymore, and can be adjusted to taste.
- It's 1 tsp of garlic salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
- You need 1 tsp of oregano.
- Prepare 1 tsp of basil.
- It's 1 tsp of italian spice.
- You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
Refer to the Two Ways to Cook Them section below. The reason for all the background history is that I agree with those methods you use to achieve a moist delicious meatballs. CJ's Italian Meatballs Haiku: "I can't believe it. These beat 'Meatball Nirvana' And they held up too!" So my biggest praise for these meatballs is that after I made a double-batch, w/o changing the recipe, I froze them into weekly portions, but after thawing a handful of them in sauce last night, I couldn't have been more delighted that they held their meatball shape and didn't fall apart!
Mmmm Meatballs...simple and delicious Italian Meatballs instructions
- preheat oven to 350 and spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- add all ingredients to large bowl and mix well with washed hands to incorporate. start with 3/4 cup of milk and if it feels dry or sticky, add a little more at a time until they are the proper consistency.
- roll meatballs in your hands gently. i make mine about walnut size and end up with about 35..
- place on cookie sheet with about a 1/2 inch space between each.
- cook for about 20 minutes, until lite golden brown. they are done when you can pick one up with a tong and it doesnt fall apart.
- i always make a big pot of sauce the same day i make the meatballs, and just plop them in when they are done and let them add to the flavor of the sauce.
- mangia!.
Serve Homemade Italian Meatballs for an easy dinner and leftovers on a bun for lunch. Authentic Italian meatballs make a great freezer meal and the meatball recipe is perfect paired with our easy homemade spaghetti sauce. Every now and then we make pasta with sausage or a creamy pasta sauce. We even love meatless pasta recipes. But every so often we just have to take it.