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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Real Simple Magazine December 2004-January 2005. You can serve these meatballs with jarred marinara sauce with a homemade chunky tomato sauce. Ingredients:
2 lbs lean ground beef |
2 lbs ground pork |
1 medium onion, minced |
2 slices soft bread, crusts removed and torn into pieces |
5 garlic cloves, minced |
2 eggs |
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1 tablespoon italian seasoning |
1 tablespoon kosher salt |
1 1/2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese |
3 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper |
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients, 1 cup of the Parmesan, and 2 t. of the pepper. Mix just to combine.
3. Shape the mixture into 16 to 18 large meatballs (each should be about 3/4 cup of meat). Place on a baking pan and set aside.
4. In a medium bowl combine the ricotta with the remaining Parmesan and the remaining pepper; set aside.
5. Bake the meatballs for 20 minutes in upper third of oven. Remove from oven and turn on broiler.
6. Spoon 1 T. of the ricotta mixture onto each meatball. Broil 3 to 5 minutes or until the ricotta just starts to brown. Serve with marinara sauce.
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