Ricotta Cheese Meatballs might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 45g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 899 calories. For $2.56 per serving, this recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. 39161 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It is brought to you by Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice. If you have garlic, ricotta cheese, italian seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 96%, which is super. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Veal and Ricotta Meatballs: Polpettine di Ricottan e Vitello, Meatballs with Ricotta: Polpettone con la Ricotta, and Ricotta-Filled Meatballs.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 75 minutes

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Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease with olive oil a large roasting pan or baking sheet with sides. In a large bowl combine all the meatball ingredients using your hands or a fork. Roll into 1 and 1/2 inch meatballs, place on baking sheet and bake 18 minutes.Meanwhile start the sauce by sauteing the onion and green pepper in an extra large soup pot or sauce pan, season with salt and pepper and cook until onion are translucent. Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Add tomatoes, seasoning, a teaspoon of coarse salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, a pinch of sugar and red pepper flakes if desired. Bring to a simmer.Remove meatballs from oven and add them one by one into the sauce. Simmer 30-40 minutes, tasting the sauce and seasoning as needed. Serve over spaghetti with fresh grated parmesan cheese.

Step by step:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease with olive oil a large roasting pan or baking sheet with sides. In a large bowl combine all the meatball ingredients using your hands or a fork.

2. Roll into 1 and 1/2 inch meatballs, place on baking sheet and bake 18 minutes.Meanwhile start the sauce by sauteing the onion and green pepper in an extra large soup pot or sauce pan, season with salt and pepper and cook until onion are translucent.

3. Add garlic and saute until fragrant.

4. Add tomatoes, seasoning, a teaspoon of coarse salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, a pinch of sugar and red pepper flakes if desired. Bring to a simmer.

5. Remove meatballs from oven and add them one by one into the sauce. Simmer 30-40 minutes, tasting the sauce and seasoning as needed.

6. Serve over spaghetti with fresh grated parmesan cheese.

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