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I’ve never been let down by a recipe from Kittencal, and this recipe is no exception!  Absolutely DIVINE!  I’ve fallen in love with a homemade bolognese sauce (I’ll post it next week), but these are good for a basic sauce without meat and insanely good on their own too!

Prep Time: 20 Mins | Total Time: 50 Mins. | Yields 1.5 lbs.

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 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup breadcrumbs (or use enough to hold the meat together (no dry breadcrumbs? just soak 3 slices of bread in the 1/3 cup milk)
• 1 -2 TBSP fresh minced garlic (or use 1 TSP garlic powder or to taste)
• 1 -2 TSP salt (or to taste, I use 2 TSP seasoned salt)
• 1 TSP fresh ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup milk (can use up to 1/2 cup milk)
• 1/2 TSP dried oregano (optional, or to taste)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (or 2 TBSP dried parsley)

DIRECTIONS

• Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
• 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).
• Drop the meatballs into simmering pasta sauce, do not stir for at least 20 minutes or you will risk breaking the meatballs.
• 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).
• After the 40 minutes cooking time continue cooking your sauce with the meatballs in for as long as desired.

***SIDE NOTE***
These can also be baked for 25 – 30 minutes (or until cooked through) at 350 degrees.

Recipe from Food.com