How to Make Meatballs the Right Way || A Little Help: Meatballs

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: Nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and dairy-free.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and healthier.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier while canola is more economical.

breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats are healthier and gluten-free.

Choose ground beef with 20-25% fat, using 80/20 for this recipe.

Mix ground beef with ground pork for a more complex flavor.

Toast and grind whole fennel seeds for added flavor.

Add fresh parsley and oregano instead of dried Italian seasoning.

In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, breadcrumbs, and chopped white bread for moisture.

Add minced garlic, 2 eggs, Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes to the mixture.

Drizzle in olive oil and mix everything together using your hands for even mixing.

Roll the mixture into meatballs and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, using an ice cream scoop or your hands (wet or oiled).

Make a tiny meatball to test the seasoning before cooking the whole batch.

Sear the meatballs in a skillet until a brown crust forms, sealing in the juices.

Cook the meatballs in the red sauce for about 20 minutes until cooked through.

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