Dinner

Nonna's Meatballs is for Dinner.

Nonna's Meatballs takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Nonna's Meatballs takes 30 minutes to cook.

Nonna's Meatballs makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Nonna's Meatballs are:

? 1 pound lean ground chuck
? 3/4 cup breadcrumbs in a ziplock bag (homemade or plain packaged) - To make crumbs,
place very dry chunks of stale bread or toast in a recycled ziplock, roll with a pin or the
side of a wine bottle.
? 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (Morton & Bassett)
? 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (Sea Star)
? several serious turns from pepper grinder
? 2 tablespoons finely minced Italian parsley
? 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
? 1/2 large onion, finely minced, placed in a tea cup & barely covered with a dash of local
olive oil
? 1 good pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
? 1 large organic egg (Clover)

Here is how you make Nonna's Meatballs:

1. Lightly oil a sheet pan. Preheat oven to 350°. Make breadcrumbs in a ziplock bag. (Seeingredients. If you made more than 3/4 cup, dump some out and reserve.)2. Add ground beef, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley to crumbs in bag. Squisharound in bag until crumbs start to cling to the meat.3. Place the cup with the minced onions in a microwave for 10 seconds or until the cup isjust warm. Aim to just loosen up the onions, not cook them. Stir garlic (and pepperflakes) into the onions then add to bag, pushing garlic/onions into the meat.4. Crack egg into your oily cup and scramble with a fork. Pour mixed up egg into bag. Sealand work the bag, squishing all ingredients until they cling together and look wellmixed. If mixture feels too soft to shape, add more breadcrumbs. If too tight, add a bit ofolive oil.5. Shape mixture into a large ball, remove from bag, and begin dividing it, rolling meatballswith your oiled hands. If kids are helping, give them small balls to roll.6. Place shaped balls on oiled sheetpan, spaced at least an inch apart. Bake 5 to 10 minutes,turn, bake another 5, turn, repeating until meatballs are fairly browned all over.7. To serve or reheat: Lower meatballs with a spoon into simmering sauce. While pastaboils, the meatballs will heat through.8. Serve over cooked De Cecco Spaghetti with freshly grated dry cheese.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DOLPHIN225.

The nutritional information for Nonna's Meatballs is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 425.7

• Total Fat: 27.1 g
• Cholesterol: 138.2 mg
• Sodium: 739.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 25.2 g

Nonna's Meatballs is Italian cuisine.