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Italian Meatballs (Extra Soft and Juicy!)

Name: Italian Meatballs (Extra Soft and Juicy!)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4, 4 - 5
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 lightly packed cup of diced white sandwich bread (, crusts removed (Note 1 for SUB)); 1 small onion ((brown, white or yellow)); 14 oz / 400 g ground beef ((mince)); 3 oz / 100g ground pork ((mince), or sub with more beef (Note 2)); 1 egg; 1/4 cup fresh parsley (, finely chopped (Note 3)); 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano ((or parmesan), freshly grated); 3/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2.5 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 3/4 cup onion (, finely chopped (white, brown or yellow)); 24 oz / 700 g tomato passata ((Tomato Puree in US/CAN - Note 4)); 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp red pepper flakes ((chili flakes)); 3 tsp dried Italian herb mix ((parsley, basil, thyme, oregano)); 1 tsp salt; Black pepper; Pasta of choice; Parmesan; Parsley (, finely chopped (optional))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

43% of a 2,000 cal day

868KCAL

Protein

46g92% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat42g

54%

Saturated14g

70%

Unsaturated28g

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Total Carbs76g

28%

Fiber7g

25%

Total Sugars13g

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incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch56g

—

Sodium1342mg

58%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Italian meatballs made extra soft and juicy with bread instead of breadcrumbs, simmered in rich tomato sauce. Served over pasta with grated onion for extra flavor.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

Meatballs

1 cupwhite sandwich bread — diced, crusts removed
1small onion — brown, white or yellow
400 gground beef (mince) — 14 oz
100 gground pork — minced, 3 oz, or more beef
1egg
¼ cupfresh parsley — finely chopped
2garlic cloves — minced
¼ cupParmigiano-Reggiano — freshly grated, or parmesan
¾ tspsalt
¼ tspblack pepper

Cooking Meatballs & Sauce

2½ tbspolive oil
2garlic cloves — minced
¾ cuponion — finely chopped, white, brown, or yellow
700 gtomato passata — 24 oz
½ cupwater
1 tspred pepper flakes (chili flakes)
3 tspdried Italian herb mix — parsley, basil, thyme, oregano
1 tspsalt
Black pepper

To Serve

Pasta
Parmesan
Parsley — finely chopped, optional

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Method

40m total

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