Simple Meatballs

I hope you all are having an exceptionally great Monday!!!

Both of my kids are fast asleep and I am enjoying my FIRST cup of hot coffee while I type this recipe out :) 

I am starting off this week by sharing my favorite meatball recipe and even though I am sharing just my “base” meatball recipe, there are SO many ways to mix this recipe up and make it a variety of ways-) 

That is the great thing about meatballs- they are so versatile!!! 

For example this week I am actually making cheesy low carb enchilada meatballs IN THE CROCKPOT!!! <---- yes I will post that recipe too :) 

 You can make them Italian themed, mexican themed, greek themed, cheeseburger themed.. the sky is the limit. So I wanted to share just  my simple ole’ recipe and you can interchange them the way you want to! 

Here we go!

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

* If you are making a large batch of meatballs ( they freeze great too) then I would grab two different types of meat like an 80/20 and 90/10 that way you are mixing some lean meats in with a fattier one. Or you could even grab a sausage and mix with a meat that would switch the flavor up a bit and taste really great!

1 cup breadcrumbs 

1 onion chopped and diced

Worstechire

salt and pepper

fresh flat leaf parsley -chopped

1 egg

one large ball of buffallo mozzarella 

Method:

Start by sautéing your onion in some EVOO

While your onion is cooking add the rest of the ingredients to a medium sized bowl. When it comes to the Worstechire I just add a few glugs. You can eyeball exactly how much you want when it comes to that and it won’t make a big difference. Once the onion is done cooking add it into your bowl. Mix the mixture WITH YOUR HANDS! 

It really makes such a difference when you mix it really well with your hands I promise! Once the meat is mixed well take a golf ball size and flatten it into your hand. Add a pinch of the buffalo mozzarella and tuck it inside, making a ball. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray and place each ball on top. Cook at 400 degrees for 20 minutes! 

** You can either stop and freeze OR you can place the cooked balls in a pot of boiling marinara sauce for extra flavor!!!** 

I love these served over zoodles or spaghetti squash!!!