Another Italian Meatball Recipe

I have a few meatball recipes that I make according to mood; however, none of them seem to call for only 1 pound of ground beef, which is all that I had. I needed to improvise a bit, so I came up with this recipe, which turned out very nice. Luckily, I had a batch of homemade marinara sauce in the freezer, which was the perfect sauce to simmer them in! Once finished, they freeze very well.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef
• 1  egg
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup  Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh Italian parsley
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh basil
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
• 8  cups  marinara sauce (use your favorite) or 8  cups  spaghetti sauce (use your favorite)
•  additional parmesan cheese, to taste

Directions

1. Put sauce in a large pot on the oven to simmer.
2. Mix all the ingredients, except for sauce, in a large bowl until blended, but be careful not to overmix.
3. Roll meat mixture into meatballs of your preferred size (I made them on the smaller side, probably the size of a golf ball).
4. Drop them into the simmer sauce and cover.
5. Simmer for 1 to 3 hours. Serve with additional parmesan cheese, to taste.