My Secrets for the Best Oven Baked Italian Meatballs

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber and are often cheaper than specialty bread crumbs.

Mix seasoned bread crumbs with milk to hydrate them.

In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, ground veal, and ground pork.

Grate the onion and add it to the meat mixture.

Minced garlic is added using a garlic press.

Add 1 egg and grated parmesan cheese to the mixture.

Incorporate Worcestershire sauce, all-purpose seasoning, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper.

Add the hydrated bread crumbs to the mixture and mix gently with hands until combined.

Scoop and roll the mixture into meatballs using a cookie scoop.

Place meatballs on a foil-lined baking sheet, ensuring they are not packed too tightly.

Bake the meatballs in the oven until cooked through and crispy on the outside.

Cooking Techniques

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