Grandma's Italian Meatballs: Quick, Easy, Deliziose! Recipe

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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
601
Calories
Total time
10
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients (except the olive oil and wine) in a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
  2. To make the meatballs: With damp hands, take a portion of the ground beef mixture and roll between palms to form a 1-inch round ball that is firmly packed. Repeat. Cook's Tip: If the ground beef mixture becomes too dry for the meatballs to properly stick together, add a sprinkle of water to the mixture as needed.
  3. Cook the meatballs one of two (2) ways:.
  4. A. Grandma's way was to drop the hand rolled meatballs into boiling hot tomato sauce during the last 20-30 minutes of the sauce's cooking time.
  5. B. Another popular method in our family is to fry the meatballs. Heat the olive oil in a wide, heavy-bottomed skillet over a medium-high flame. Add the meatballs, but do not over-crowd the skillet - Cook in a single layer. Cook for 10 or so minutes. As meatballs are finishing, add a little bit of red wine to de-glazethe skillet. Cook's Tip: Brown well on bottoms before turning, or meatballs will break apart. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
  6. DELICIOUS VARIATION TO THIS RECIPE: Add one (1) chopped anchovie to the above-described ground beef mixture. Reduce your salt to a 1/4 teaspoon.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 601.33 Kcal (2518 kJ)
Calories from fat 405.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45.1g 69%
Cholesterol 72.49mg 24%
Sodium 653.15mg 27%
Potassium 537.99mg 11%
Total Carbs 21.14g 7%
Sugars 0.19g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2.64g 11%
Protein 30.54g 61%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 6%
Iron 5.2mg 29%
Calcium 54.5mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 300.23 Kcal (1257 kJ)
Calories from fat 202.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.52g 69%
Cholesterol 36.19mg 24%
Sodium 326.1mg 27%
Potassium 268.6mg 11%
Total Carbs 10.55g 7%
Sugars 0.1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.32g 11%
Protein 15.25g 61%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 6%
Iron 2.6mg 29%
Calcium 27.2mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.3
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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