Bren’s Italian Meatballs

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Description

The perfect addition to any tomato sauce.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup fresh bread crumbs
  • ½ cup grated pecorino Romano cheese
  • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch red chili pepper flakes
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pound lean ground beef

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Toss together bread crumbs
  3. Romano cheese
  4. egg
  5. garlic
  6. parsley
  7. black pepper
  8. and red pepper flakes in a bowl; mix in beef gently with your hands until combined. Form mixture into meatballs about 1 1/4-inches in diameter; place on the prepared baking sheet.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; turn meatballs and continue baking until no longer pink in the center
  10. about 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 5

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