Thursday, February 5, 2009

Meatballs...belated

Well, I said I would post this quite some time ago, and didn't exactly get to it. Story of my life, I guess. So, here it is...the meatball recipe to go with the spaghetti sauce. SO good when simmered together for about an hour.

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
1/2 cup bread crumbs (I use whole grain, processed til medium size...not very fine)
about 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese (I just use the stuff in the can)
1 tsp garlic powder, or a little less if you don't like garlic as much
scant 1/4 cup onion, finely diced
salt and pepper to taste (I do not pepper, use only a little bit of salt)

Mix all together and shape into balls. You can either plop them in sauce just like that, or I like to brown them in a skillet, then into the sauce. Or, you can bake them at 375 for 12 minutes or so. Too easy, and way better than any store bought version you'll find.