Italian Meatballs

Making these meatballs was a great Sunday afternoon activity for my husband and I. I had actually never had homemade meatballs; and, in fact, thought that I didn't like meatballs before when we decided to make these. Well, it turns out that I do like meatballs. These were great.

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork sausage
2 c. Italian bread crumbs (or homemade bread crumbs with Italian seasoning)
1 c. grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
1 large egg, slightly beaten
2 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 Tbsp Parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste

We made the bread crumbs with 100% whole wheat bread that we had in the house by putting it in the oven at about 300° for 10 minutes (give or take a few). Then we put the bread in the blender to grind it up. After this was done, we combined the meats, bread crumbs, 1-2 tsp Italian seasoning, and all of the other ingredients. Then we formed meatballs and baked them in the oven on 350° for 22 minutes.

The below pictures are before and after baking pictures: