Baked Italian meatballs
An easy meatball recipe that you can freeze!
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Ingredients
2
eggs, lightly beaten
3/4
cup seasoned Italian bread crumbs
1/2
cup milk
1
tsp garlic powder
1/2
cup parmesean cheese, finely grated
1/2
cup ricotta cheese, drained
2
tsp salt
500
grams ground meat
2
tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1
pot tomato sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients except for the meat.
- Add the meat and mix well. Using your hands, roll into balls about 3-4 inches round. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Drizzle the meatballs with extra-virgin olive oil.
- Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes. Flip the meatballs and bake for another 7 minutes.
- Simmer the cooked meatballs in your tomato sauce for 5-10 minutes. Or at this point, you can eat them as is or freeze them to use later.