How to Make Meatballs in Minutes

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and provides a cheesy flavor, while pecorino is usually less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Decide whether to use 90/10 or 80/20 ground beef; note that 80/20 will render more fat.

Pour beef broth into a bowl and add breadcrumbs, stirring to soak and swell the breadcrumbs.

Set the soaked breadcrumbs aside to continue absorbing the broth.

In a large bowl, add the grated onion, parsley, parmesan cheese, and the soaked breadcrumbs.

Use a garlic press to add minced garlic to the mixture.

Add one egg to the mixture as a binder.

Mix the ingredients gently with your hands, being careful not to overwork the beef.

Use an ice cream scoop to portion out the mixture into meatballs, ensuring they are all roughly the same size.

Place the meatballs on a baking sheet or in a cast iron skillet.

Bake the meatballs in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, checking the internal temperature at 17 minutes.

Check the internal temperature of the meatballs; they should reach 165°F.

Rotate the pan if necessary to ensure even cooking.

After baking, serve the meatballs with spaghetti sauce or on mashed potatoes.

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