Italian All Beef Meatballs
Super tender, flavorful Italian Meatballs using only ground beef. This recipe makes moist, delicious meatballs. Serve with your pasta of choice and some Parmesan cheese.
It is hard to beat homemade meatballs with marinara and pasta. This is a great recipe if you find yourself without Italian sausage. These beef meatballs have lots of flavor and are moist and tender. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan and perhaps even garlic bread.
Italian All Beef Meatballs
Moist and flavorful Italian All Beef Meatballs are paired with marinara sauce and your favorite pasta for a delicious main dish.
Ingredients
- 1 cup small torn pieces of soft white bread no crusts
- 1/2 cup finely grated onion + juices
- 1 large egg whisked
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- pinch salt and pepper
- 1 1/4 lbs 85/15 ground beef
- extra virgin olive oil
- 24 oz jar marinara sauce
- chicken broth or water optional, only used if your marinara gets too thick
- Pasta of your choice
- Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- In an extra large mixing bowl, combine the pieces of white bread with the finely grated onion and onion juices. Let soak for a few minutes. Add the egg, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper. Mix to combine. Add the ground beef and gently mix until combined. Form into golf ball sized balls. I used a 1 1/2 Tablespoon cookie scoop with success.
- Add enough olive oil to coat the bottom of a large, heavy skillet. Preheat the skillet to medium / medium high heat. Add half of the meatballs and brown on all sides, carefully turning as they are very tender. Transfer to a plate and brown the remaining meatballs.
- Add all the cooked meatballs back to the heavy skillet. Pour marinara sauce over them. Turn heat to medium-low and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Stir every few minutes and be careful that your heat isn’t too high as it can burn the sauce. If your sauce gets too thick you can thin it a bit by adding a bit of chicken broth or water.
- As the meatballs are cooking, prepare the pasta according to box directions. Serve with meatballs, sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Adapted from Iowa Girl Eats
Nutrition
Calories: 270kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 21gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 650mgPotassium: 668mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 543IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 4mg
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