Italian Meatballs

This recipe for Italian Meatballs is a hybrid of ones I looked at online and in recipe books. This meal was a massive hit with the kids, with the 12 year old declaring it “awesome”. So expect to see this added pretty frequently to the family menu plans!

Italian Meatballs

Ingredients:

  • 3 slices of bread
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 onion
  • 500 grams beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs basil leaves dried (fresh would be better, probably about 3 tbs but I didn’t have any fresh!)
  • 1 tbs parsley leaves dried (again fresh would be better!)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 500 grams pasta sauce
  • 500 grams spaghetti to serve with

Method:

    1. Remove crusts from bread and then tear into small pieces and place at the bottom of a large bowl.

Italian Meatballs - bread

    1. Add milk and let soak for at least 5 minutes.
    2. Grate onion.
    3. Lightly beat the egg.
    4. Add onion, mince, basil, cheese, parsley and egg to the bread.

Italian Meatballs - mixture

    1. Add salt and pepper to taste and use hands to combine meatball mixture.
    2. Roll into small balls and place on a lined baking tray.
    3. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the meatballs are firm and are browning.

Italian Meatballs - cooked

    1. Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan.
    2. Fry garlic for a minute or two, then add pasta sauce and bring to the boil.
    3. Reduce heat to very low and add meatballs.
    4. Cook pasta and serve meatballs atop of spaghetti.

Italian Meatballs - recipe

Italian Meatballs
 
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Recipe type: beef
Ingredients:
  • 3 slices of bread
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 onion
  • 500 grams beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs basil leaves dried (fresh would be better, probably about 3 tbs but I didn't have any fresh!)
  • 1 tbs parsley leaves dried (again fresh would be better!)
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 500 grams pasta sauce
  • 500 grams spaghetti to serve with
Method:
  1. Remove crusts from bread and then tear into small pieces and place at the bottom of a large bowl.
  2. Add milk and let soak for at least 5 minutes.
  3. Grate onion.
  4. Lightly beat the egg.
  5. Add onion, mince, basil, cheese, parsley and egg to the bread.
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste and use hands to combine meatball mixture.
  7. Roll into small balls and place on a lined baking tray.
  8. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the meatballs are firm and are browning.
  9. Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan.
  10. Fry garlic for a minute or two, then add pasta sauce and bring to the boil.
  11. Reduce heat to very low and add meatballs.
  12. Cook pasta and serve meatballs atop of spaghetti.

Our Family Menu Plan For This Week.

Baking: Rice Bubble Slice

Monday: Slow Cooker Beef Curry

Tuesday: Fried Rice

Wednesday: Left Overs

Thursday: Tacos

Friday: Pasta With Chicken and Spinach

Saturday: Family Meat Pie

Sunday: Slow Cooker Roast Lamb

If you are looking for further recipe inspiration, check out my complete list of Family Friendly Recipes. All of these recipes are in the database of the Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner. You can use the menu planner to plan a week of meals for your family and then print out the associated shopping list.