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Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Homemade Meatballs Recipe

Delicious homemade meatballs that pair perfectly with your favourite pasta sauce. Freeze well for make-ahead meals.
Course Main
Author Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 basil leaves chopped
  • 1 tbsp garlic plus or garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs use crushed chex cereal for a gluten free option
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 egg.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F
  2. Mix meatball mixture thoroughly with your hands until all ingredients are spread evenly throughout. With a tablespoon scoop out mixture and form into a ball. (recipe makes approximately 20 meatballs)
  3. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet and arrange meatballs on cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through. For crispier outsides broil until crispy.
  4. Set meatballs on paper towel to absorb excess grease released during cooking process.