Monster Meatballs

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner while ground chicken can be more affordable.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while provolone can be less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats are healthier and crushed crackers can be a budget-friendly swap.

Cut the crust off the stale bread and cut it into small pieces.

If the bread is not stale, toast it in the oven or toaster until slightly crunchy.

Add 1/2 cup of milk to the bread pieces and mix until the bread is coated and mushy.

In a large bowl, combine 1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of ground pork without using your hands, using two spoons instead.

Add 2 1/2 teaspoons of kosher salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of oregano or Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of onion powder, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, a pinch of cayenne pepper, and 1/3 cup of minced parsley to the meat mixture.

Add 2 slightly beaten eggs and the bread milk mixture to the meat and mix until well combined, ensuring no large chunks of bread remain visible.

Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to meld and make forming meatballs easier.

After chilling, form the mixture into large meatballs, about the size of a tennis ball.

Place the meatballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake the meatballs in the oven until cooked through and browned.

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