Baked Meatballs

Al and Cathy haven't had eggplant lasagna and were game to try it the other night when they came over for dinner and games.  In case they didn't like it I figured I better have lots of other foods they could fill up on hahaha - so I made these meatballs, red sauce, buttered noodles, roasted broccolini and green beans, and garlic bread. Fortunately they liked the eggplant, unfortunately we had ALOT of leftovers! I didn't serve the meatballs in the sauce, so I made swedish meatballs the next night. I think this will be a good go-to meatball for any sauce, they turned out really good and even tho this looks like a lot of ingredients it's really mostly just seasonings - so change that up as you wish. I changed just a couple things from the original recipe I found here. 

• 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (1 1/2 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup finely-chopped fresh parsley
• 1/8 cup grated yellow onion (grate with box grater or microplaner)
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper  
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the panko and milk. Set aside to soak for a few minutes. 

2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together using your hands until evenly combined, be careful to not over-mix. 

3. Using a medium-sized cookie scoop or a spoon, roll the mixture into 2-Tablespoon balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with foil. Put in the fridge until ready to bake.

4. When ready, heat oven to 425'. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cooked thru to 160'F. Serve immediately. 

makes approx 38 meatballs

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