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Homemade Italian Meatballs

Italian sausage, lean ground beef and spices combined together and formed into meatballs.  Pop them in your mouth as they are, cover them in sauce as an appetizer, on a sub sandwich, or as a topping for pasta. Anyway you try them, you just have to try them!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Beef
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: ground beef, homemade meatballs, Italian, Italian sausage, Meatballs
Servings: 45 meatballs
Calories: 395kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of each: basil oregano, parsley and salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with heavy duty foil, and top with a wire rack.
  • Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl.
  • Form into approximately 1 Tablespoon sized meatballs. Place on wire rack.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until meatballs reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
  • Serve alone or with sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 5meatballs | Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 786mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g