MEATBALLS!

Our family LOVES meatballs. 

So Chef Darcy is going to share with you our favorite way to make meatballs. First, you absolutely must wear an adorable apron and hat {many thanks to grandma pace}!

We like to add a few veggies to our meatballs. 

Helps keep them moist and mom feels like it might be a little healthier.

Finely diced carrots, onions and roasted red peppers will do.

{A friend of mine shared this tip: grate the onion and carrot for quick prep}

In a large bowl add 1 pound of ground beef, veal, turkey, chicken or mix and match

whatever floats your boat!

I make these meatballs with ground turkey all the time and they are delish!

Add 1 medium onion chopped fine.

Add 1 small carrot chopped fine.  

Add 2 Tbsp roasted red pepper chopped fine.

Add 1 Tbsp of minced garlic. I add more because I LOVE garlic!

Add 1/2 cup of bread crumbs and 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese. 

{NOT the Kraft kind get the real stuff!}

1 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper

sometimes I add 1 tsp of ground cumin or a pinch of red pepper flakes

{doesn't have to be exact}

1 egg

Then use a cooks best tool {her hands} and mix well!

Now we like the small ice cream scoop so that the meatball are all the same size

but you can definitely just make little balls with your hands

{about the size of a golf ball}

Put a little bit of olive oil in the pan. You don't need much!

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

To make it easy on myself I use a jar of spaghetti sauce 

{only for meatballs never on my spaghetti}

and let them simmer until hot.

We like to eat our meatballs in a sandwich. 

I like to use crusty french bread but rolls work too.

Everyone loves a meatball!!!

Bon Appetite!!!