Mom’s Meatballs | Easy Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor, while a cheese blend can be more budget-friendly.

Add half a pound of mild Italian pork sausage to a bowl.

Add half a pound of hot Italian pork sausage to the bowl.

Add one pound of ground beef (80% lean) to the bowl.

Add half a yellow onion (diced) to the bowl.

Add three cloves of minced garlic to the bowl.

Add 12 crushed saltine crackers to the bowl.

Chop up parsley and add two tablespoons to the bowl.

Add two tablespoons of freshly grated Parmesan cheese to the bowl.

Add one and a half teaspoons of salt to the bowl.

Add a quarter of a teaspoon of ground pepper to the bowl.

Add two eggs to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Form the mixture into meatballs.

Grab an 11 by 15 glass baking dish and add a little bit of water to the bottom.

Place the meatballs in the baking dish and cover with tinfoil.

Cook in the oven for about 25 minutes.

Remove the meatballs from the oven and check their doneness.

Add the meatballs to spaghetti sauce.

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