Addicting Italian Meatballs

Name: Addicting Italian Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 14 meatballs
Ingredients: 8 ounces lean ground beef; 8 ounces Italian sausage (either sweet or hot, depending on your taste); 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 3 tablespoons dry red wine; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or 1 tablespoon parsley flakes; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon onion powder or 1 teaspoon onion flakes; 1 teaspoon marjoram; 1/2 teaspoon sweet basil

Submitted by Christine Bettiga

"These meatballs are easy to make and very tasty. I love them on a meatball sandwich the day after!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 14 meatballs

ingredients

8 ounces lean ground beef
8 ounces Italian sausage (either sweet or hot, depending on your taste)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons dry red wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
¹⁄₂ cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley or 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon onion powder or 1 teaspoon onion flakes
1 teaspoon marjoram
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sweet basil

directions

Beat the egg in a small bowl.
Blend in the wine and tomato paste and set aside.
Place the ground beef and italian sausage in a large bowl and blend with your hands.
Add the bread crumbs and dry ingredients.
Slowly blend in the egg mixture with the hamburger mixture until it is mixed well.
If it is too dry, add more tomato paste or wine.
Shape into 2 to 3 inch meatballs.
Place meatballs on a baking sheet.
Bake in a preheated oven 400 degrees for 20 minutes, turn meatballs at 10 minutes.
Add them to your tomato sauce (see Simple Tomato Sauce Recipe) and cook approximately 30 minutes or longer for more flavor.

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Reviews

This is a very tasty meatball recipe. I made them a little smaller and baked them on a rack so that the fat would drain as it baked. Ate some, froze the rest for future use. This recipe has endless possibilities.

gold.klas
These are now my favorite meatballs. I get rave reviews every time I serve them. I substitute Panko bread crumbs for the Italian. and finely dice fresh onion rather than powder. I double the recipe and freeze the remainder.

Spiker1a
Very tasty meatballs! I usually make my own recipe but every now and them I like to try something new. I followed the recipe as posted then threw the meatballs in a pot of sauce. The meatballs baked really well and I wouldn't do it any differently with this recipe. I also think these would make great little cocktail meatballs since they are so flavorful. Thanks for posting, we will definitely try this again!

atm1970
Very good and easy recipe. I skipped the wine and tomato paste (used the sauce I was using for spaghetti. I also used plain bread crumbs and added extra Italian seasonings. Very tasty.

LadyMysT
very good recipe, put a piece of provolone cheese inside each meatball and it'll be perfect

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Christine Bettiga

Corpus Christi, TX

I was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. I moved to Corpus Christi, Texas in 1998. I enjoy camping, sewing and gardening. My husband and I love to cook. We are always trying new recipes and adding to old ones. We BBQ every weekend and always have a crowd of friends over to taste our creations! Usually we are watching Nascar and/or football while we BBQ! I am a Denver Bronco Fan, but I also like the Houston Texans.

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