Ingredients

The following ingredients have 80 Servings
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 pound Italian ground pork sausage ((sweet, mild, or hot))
  • 1 small sweet onion (, diced small)
  • 4 cloves garlic (, minced)
  • 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Coat 2-3 baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine with your hands the beef, pork, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, parsley, egg, parmesan, breadcrumbs, ricotta, and salt.
  • Using a small cookie scoop, form 1 1/4 inch balls out of the mixture.
  • Heat olive oil over medium-high in a large skillet. Working in batches, add the meatballs and brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. (Add more olive oil if needed and turn down heat if they're starting to burn.)
  • Place browned meatballs on the baking sheets and transfer to the oven to finish cooking for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and combine with spaghetti sauce and pasta, or let cool and freeze for another day!