Johns Italian Meat Ball

1/3 cup plain bread crumbs
1/2 cup skim milk
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 pound ground beef, 85 % lean
1 pound ground pork or sausage
2 eggs
1/4 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

wet hands when forming meatballs or wet meatball scoop with water. This helps the mixture from sticking to the hands.

1. soak bread crumbs in milk for 20 min.
2. heat oil in a skillet and cook onions till translucent
3) mix meat, onions, and all the other ingredients in a large bowl and combine well. Put bowl in refrigerator for 1 hour.
4) preheat oven to 425 degree.
5) line two baking sheets with foil and spray with cooking spray.
6) roll meat mixture into 1.5 inch balls and place on foil lined baking sheet.
7) bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serving Size: makes approximately 26 1.5 inch meatballs, 1 MB per serving

Number of Servings: 26

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KCBECKER1.