Quick n Easy Italian Meatballs

So its been a few days since I have posted- Busy week of classes before break kicks off! I also haven't been cooking all that much. However, the other night I decided to make some meatballs which I haven't done in a long time! I based this recipe off of one of the one's my dad taught me way back when!


Easy Italian Meatballs:

• 1.25 lbs ground beef
• 1 slice of bread (I used the end piece)
• 1 egg
• 1-2 Tbs. Zesty Italian Dressing
• 1 Tbs. Ketchup
• Small sweet onion (minced)
• Italian Seasoning
• Salt and Pepper
• Marinara Sauce
• Onion diced

Throw it all in the bowl (Except the Marinara Sauce and diced onion). Hard to mess these up! Once all the ingredients are dumped into a large bowl, take your hands and dig in-start mushing it together, blending it, and stirring it all up with your hands (be sure no jewelry is on! You don't want raw ground beef or egg on it!) Once it is blended enough, it will seem a bit damp which is good because they stick together better I find! Roll them out into about and inch and a half or so balls and throw them on a sauce pan. (Makes about 24 at this size.)

Once they are all rolled up and ready to go, turn the pan on to high to let it get hot, then once you start to hear that awesome sizzle, go ahead and crank the heat down to medium or medium high and cover. Now I let them cook a little too much on the first side, so just let them brown up then turn them with some tongs. They take about ten minutes to cook all the way through. Maybe twelve minutes- I didn't time. Whoops! Once they are cooked, I took them out of the pan to drain the excess fat because I can't stand the grease! 

Now go ahead and throw them back into the pan with some marinara sauce or whatever sauce you like! I added extra diced up onion because we are onion freaks at my house! And I season to taste. Boil up some linguine, spaghetti, or pasta and enjoy! :)