Maria's Italian Meatballs

By Diana Rattray, About.com Guide

Meatballs With Spaghetti Sauce

Diana Rattray

From Maria:

This is my Italian mother's recipe for meatballs. Everyone always loves them and you can adjust the seasonings to taste.

Ingredients:

• • 1 lb lean ground beef

  • 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs

  • 1/3 cup water (more or less)

  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

  • 1 medium onion

  • garlic

  • salt

  • pepper

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients together. Don't add all of the water at one time. Mixture should be moist but not so that the meatballs fall apart.

Shape meatballs to desired size and place on a broiler pan (I wet my hands before shaping each meatball and it helps make a nice meatball.) Broil until outside is slightly brown on one side and then turn and broil the other side. When finished, add to spaghetti sauce and simmer at least 20 minutes.

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