Dennis Meatballs

MEATBALLS | PREP TIME: 25 MIN | TOTAL TIME: 2 – 2 ½ HRS

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ lbs. ground sirloin
  • 3 eggs
  • 6-8 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp. garlic powder)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped (optional)
  • 1 tsp. + 1-2 tbsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. + 1-2 tbsp. basil
  • 2 tbsp. + 1-2 tbsp. parsley
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese
  • ¾ cup breadcrumbs

Directions

  1. Mix the sirloin, eggs, garlic, onion, oregano, basil, and parsley well.
  2. Add parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs and mix.
  3. Shape into balls about ¼ cup size or to your liking.
  4. Place on baking sheet and cook for about 30-45 minutes, turning once so both sides are brown (this also gets rid of any extra grease).
  5. Meanwhile, add a generous amount (1-2 tbsp. of oregano, basil, and parsley to any spaghetti sauce and heat over medium flame, and pick one of the following options:
  6. a. Place meatballs in baking dish, cover with sauce, cover, and bake for 1 ½ hours at 350°. b. Place meatballs in large pot, cover well with sauce, cover loosely with lid, simmer at medium temp for 1 -1 ½ hours stirring frequently.

Notes

Can make meatballs one day then complete baking the following day.

From Mary: My family calls these Italian meatballs Dennis Meatballs because the recipe came from our friends Dennis’s mother Angela.  Paul says they should be called Angela’s…..but they will forever be Dennis meatballs especially now that he has passed away.  I make these and then freeze them for multiple meals…it is OK to freeze them covered in the sauce.


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