Meatballs Kittencal's Italian Melt-In-Your-Mouth

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Cooking the meatballs in simmering pasta sauce will not only add so much extra flavor to the sauce the meatballs will be melt-in-your-mouth tender, you may of course oven-bake the meatballs for about 25 minutes, --- don't be afraid to add in more Parmesan cheese and a little more milk, there is no need to measure exactly, this recipe is pretty much foolproof, leftover cooked meatballs make a wonderful pizza topping just slice thinly and freeze until ready to use ----- these also make wonderful juicy burgers shaped into patties-- for more of my tried and true recipes check out my food blog at www.kittencalskitchen.com

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  • 2
  • 20 mins
  • 50 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs
  • ground beef
  • (a mixture of 1 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound ground pork will work well also)
  • 1 large
  • egg, slightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup
  • grated
  • parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup
  • breadcrumbs
  • (or use enough to hold the meat together)
  • 1 -2 tablespoon
  • fresh minced
  • garlic
  • (or use 1 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste)
  • 1 -2 teaspoon
  • salt
  • (or to taste, I use 2 teaspoons seasoned salt)
  • 1 teaspoon
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup
  • milk
  • (can use up to 1/2 cup milk)
  • 1/2 teaspoon
  • dried oregano
  • (optional, or to taste)
  • 1/4 cup
  • chopped
  • fresh parsley
  • (or 2 tablespoons dried parsley)

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

1 Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.

2 Shape into small meatballs (at this point you can place on a jelly-roll/baking sheet and freeze to use later, or cover with plastic wrap refrigerate up to 24 hours before using).

3 Drop the meatballs into simmering pasta sauce, do not stir for at least 20 minutes or you will risk breaking the meatballs.

4 Continue cooking in the simmering sauce for another 20 minutes (depending on how fast your sauce is simmering 40 minutes total should fully cook the meatballs).

5 After the 40 minutes cooking time continue cooking your sauce with the meatballs in for as long as desired.

6 **note** you may also bake the meatballs at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until cooked through.

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