The Best Homemade Meatballs | Spaghetti & Meatballs

I'm certain you lot already cause got a Spaghetti in addition to Meatballs recipe - everyone does.  The fundamental to making things that everyone makes - in addition to already loves - is to brand them the best.  Every unmarried fourth dimension I brand Spaghetti & Meatballs, Mike in addition to I rave - oh, these are the best yet.  If you lot cause got non tried to brand you're ain homemade meatballs, I actually encourage you lot to.  They are thus so thus slow - in addition to thus much amend than anything you lot tin terminate buy.

They are a staple some our draw of piece of work solid - commonly on Sundays.  I brand a triple batch of meatballs in addition to cause got them for tiffin throughout the calendar week or pose them inwards the freezer.  This recipe takes xx minutes, but tin terminate me made far inwards advance, thus is non bad for a casual dinner party, or cozy identify unit of measurement dinner.

UPDATE : Some of my readers cause got had difficulty alongside using the silpat.  I've switched to using pre-cut parchment sheets that represent perfectly inwards a sail pan... they are a dream.  They are non-stick in addition to you lot tin terminate only throw them away afterward you lot operate them.  I operate them for everything - cookies, roasting vegetables, meatballs, etc.  I'm stocking them inwards my store every bit i of my favorite "essentials" - 200 sheets for $12... which should hold out a twelvemonth supply.  No to a greater extent than washing the silpat! 

Using a nutrient processor makes it a really quick procedure - no mincing garlic, grating cheese or chopping parsley.  Throw it all inwards and...

You halt upwards alongside the virtually amazing seasoned breadcrumbs. 

Pour them on reach of the meat, in addition to thus add together the eggs.  The full general dominion I follow is 1 egg for every pound of meat. 

The milk keeps the meatballs moist.

Fluff the mixture alongside a fork to combine - it keeps the mixture from getting compact. 

All combined.  Look at all of that flavor!

I operate an H2O ice cream scoop to percentage them into the same size, in addition to thus operate my hands to shape them into balls.

I bake them on a Silpat lined baking sail thus they come upwards off easily.

*Silpat does non recommend using it nether a broiler.  I cause got non had a employment alongside mine, but others cause got said it was damaged.

UPDATE : I've switched to using pre-cut parchment sheets that represent perfectly inwards a sail pan... they are a dream.

I dear that these are baked instead of fried inwards oil.  Healthier in addition to no huge greasy mess to build clean up.

Homemade Meatballs

so slow

1 pound of solid set down beef

2 slices of bread

2 cloves of garlic
fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 loving cup parmesan cheese 

2 tablespoons of milk

1 egg
salt & pepper

Food Processor Method :

Begin yesteryear cutting staff of life into cubes.  In the nutrient processor, pose garlic & parsley.  Pulse until both are finely chopped.  Add parmesan cheese cutting into 1-inch cubes (if non already grated).  Pulse until fine.  Add staff of life inwards small-scale batches in addition to pulse.   Add mixture to solid set down beef.  Add eggs, milk, tabular array salt in addition to pepper in addition to thus mix alongside a fork, keeping the mixture lite in addition to fluffy.


By Hand Method : 

Tear staff of life into small-scale pieces.  Add grated parmeasan, minced garlic, parsley, tabular array salt in addition to pepper.  Add eggs in addition to milk. Mix together.  Add mixture to solid set down beef.  Mix alongside a fork, keeping the mixture lite in addition to fluffy.

Form into balls alongside an H2O ice cream scoop in addition to identify on a baking sheet.  Cook meatballs at 400 degrees inwards the oven for 10-15 minutes until cooked through.

Serve alongside spaghetti in addition to tomato sauce - for my recipe, click here.

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