How To Make Meatballs Easy Italian Meatballs Recipe in Dutch Oven

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.

In a bowl, mix the Italian sausage, ground veal or beef, and season with salt and pepper.

Add the eggs, shredded day-old bread, and bread crumbs to the mixture and mix well.

Incorporate the grated cheese into the mixture and mix well again.

Shape the mixture into individual meatballs about 2 ½ inches in diameter.

In a Dutch oven, add the tomato sauce and beef stock, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, add the meatballs to the pot, reduce the heat to simmer, and let them braise for 35 minutes.

Serve the meatballs directly from the Dutch oven or mix them with your favorite pasta and serve with cheese on top.

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