How to make juicy meatballs from scratch. Simple and delicious recipe.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast adds umami without dairy.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in calories.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber and are gluten-free.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more cost-effective for frying.

Cut the beef into smaller sizes and transfer it into a food processor.

Blend the beef until minced.

Transfer the minced meat into a bowl.

Trim off the crust from slices of bread and dice it up.

Transfer the diced bread into a bowl and add a little amount of water; stir to ensure the water touches all the bread.

Let the bread sit for about 7 to 10 minutes.

After 7 minutes, mash the bread with a fork.

Transfer the ground meat into the mashed bread and crack one egg into the mixture.

Add grated parmesan cheese, minced garlic, chopped onion, and chopped parsley.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Mix the ingredients using your hands until just combined, being careful not to overmix.

Use an ice cream scoop to portion out the meatballs and roll them into balls.

Wet your hands after a couple of rolls to help smooth out the meatballs.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat.

Place the meatballs in the skillet and cover for a few minutes.

Flip the meatballs every 2 minutes to ensure even cooking.

Cook the meatballs for a total of about 8 minutes until cooked through.

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