Italian Style Meatballs simmered in sauce
My version of Italian style meatballs is easier than you might think. Simply combine ingredients, form into meatballs and simmer in sauce of your choice.
Servings: 8
Calories: 357kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork or half pork and half veal
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon parsley freshly chopped
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic minced finely
- ½ cup breadcrumbs dry, seasoned
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly cracked
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 jars prepared pasta sauce approximately 50 to 60 ounces
Optional ingredients
- 2 tablespoons finely grated sweet onion
- 1 teaspoon dry Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Before mixing meatballs, bring sauce up to a simmer in a large pot.
- To a large bowl add breadcrumbs and milk. Stir together with a fork so that the breadcrumbs become moistened. Add in the eggs, parsley, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, black pepper and red pepper (if using onion, add it now too). Mix all together with a fork.
- Add beef and pork to bowl and use your hands to combine the breadcrumb mixture into the meat.
- Form meat mixture into balls. I used a ¼ C measuring cup to portion out the meatballs for even sizing.
- Drop meatballs into simmering sauce. Allow to simmer in sauce at least 30 minutes before serving but preferred an hour. Meatballs should register at least
165 °F
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 391mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 222IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg