This meatball recipe was one of our first dishes served at our farm to fork event and has been a fan favorite as an appetizer, with our marinara sauce over fresh pasta or garlic mashed potatoes or in a meatball sub sandwich. It’s super moist, easy to make and only a few simple ingredients.
Ricotta Italian Meatballs
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ pound ground beef
- ¼ cup yellow onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ½ cup parmesan cheese fresh grated
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/3 cup flat leaf parsley chopped
- 1 t dried Italian seasoning crushed between fingertips
- A few grates fresh nutmeg
- A pinch or two of ground sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix all ingredients together
- Roll into 1 ½ in meatball
- Brown in frying pan and finish in 350-degree oven for about 18 - 20 minutes until cooked through
Recipe Notes
Serve with your favorite marinara sauce, over pasta or spaghetti squash