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Italian Meat Balls

• 1/3 cup plain • I teaspoon ground
breadcrumbs black pepper
• 1/4 bunch fresh • pound ground beef
parsley, chopped • 1/2 teaspoon red
• 1/2 cup milk pepper flakes
• 3 cloves garlic, • 1-pound ground
crushed pork
• 2 tablespoons olive • 1-teaspoon dried
oil Italian herb
• 2 teaspoons salt seasoning
• I onion, minced • 1-eggs
• tablespoons grated
Parmesan cheese
Procedure
1 Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with
cooking spray.
2 Soak breadcrumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20
minutes.
3 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and
stir onions in hot oil until translucent, about 20 minutes.
4 Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl. Stir onions,
bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black
pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and
Parmesan cheese into meat mixture with a rubber
spatula until combined. Cover and refrigerate for about
one hour.
5 Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
6 Using wet hands, form meat mixture into balls about 1
1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange onto prepared baking
sheet.
7 Bake in the preheated oven until browned and cooked
through, 15 to 20 minutes.

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