Italian Meatballs

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Italian Meatballs a try. One portion of this dish contains around 30g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 481 calories. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.94 per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 32 minutes. This recipe from Onion Rings And Things has 23 fans. A mixture of salt, sourdough bread, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. With a spoonacular score of 73%, this dish is good. Similar recipes are Italian Meatballs, Italian Meatballs, and Italian Meatballs.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 12 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 large egg

1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted

2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated

½ pound ground beef

½ pound ground pork

1/3 cup milk

1 onion, peeled and grated

½ cup Reggiano cheese, freshly-grated

½ cup Italian parsley, finely chopped

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon salt

2 slices sourdough bread, crusts removed

Equipment:

baking sheet

whisk

bowl

aluminum foil

oven

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Line a baking sheet with foil.In a bowl, combine bread and milk and with hands, mash together until bread slices are moistened and paste like. Soak for about 10 minutes. Squeeze milk from bread.In a bowl, whisk together egg, garlic, salt and pepper.In a large bowl, combine ground beef and ground pork and gently break up to chunks. Add bread, egg mixture, Reggiano cheese, onions, Italian parsley and fennel seeds. With hands, gently mix together until just combined. DO NOT OVER HANDLE AND OVER MIX.With lightly oiled hands, shape meat into the size of a golf ball by rolling between the palm of hands. Arrange in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.Bake meatballs in a 425 F oven for about 10-12 minutes or until internal temperature of 180 F is reached. Remove from pan and keep warm. Serve with marinara, BBQ or sweet and sour sauce.

 

Step by step:


1. Line a baking sheet with foil.In a bowl, combine bread and milk and with hands, mash together until bread slices are moistened and paste like. Soak for about 10 minutes. Squeeze milk from bread.In a bowl, whisk together egg, garlic, salt and pepper.In a large bowl, combine ground beef and ground pork and gently break up to chunks.

2. Add bread, egg mixture, Reggiano cheese, onions, Italian parsley and fennel seeds. With hands, gently mix together until just combined. DO NOT OVER HANDLE AND OVER MIX.With lightly oiled hands, shape meat into the size of a golf ball by rolling between the palm of hands. Arrange in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.

3. Bake meatballs in a 425 F oven for about 10-12 minutes or until internal temperature of 180 F is reached.

4. Remove from pan and keep warm.

5. Serve with marinara, BBQ or sweet and sour sauce.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
482k Calories
30g Protein
29g Total Fat
23g Carbs
18% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
482k
24%

Fat
29g
45%

  Saturated Fat
11g
74%

Carbohydrates
23g
8%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
138mg
46%

Sodium
1048mg
46%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
30g
61%

Vitamin K
124µg
119%

Selenium
38µg
56%

Vitamin B1
0.62mg
41%

Phosphorus
371mg
37%

Vitamin B3
6mg
33%

Vitamin B12
1µg
33%

Zinc
4mg
31%

Vitamin B2
0.46mg
27%

Vitamin B6
0.53mg
27%

Calcium
236mg
24%

Iron
3mg
21%

Folate
78µg
20%

Vitamin A
835IU
17%

Vitamin C
13mg
16%

Manganese
0.31mg
15%

Potassium
510mg
15%

Magnesium
47mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
12%

Copper
0.16mg
8%

Fiber
1g
7%

Vitamin D
0.63µg
4%

Vitamin E
0.53mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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