Top off your pasta dish the classic way, with this meatballs recipe inspired by The Old Spaghetti Factory. The sauteed garlic and onion in the mix add a much deeper flavor to these meatballs.
How To Make Copycat Old Spaghetti Factory’s Classic Meatballs
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground chicken
- ½ lb ground beef
- ½ lb ground pork, or ground lamb
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup breadcrumbs, homemade or store-bought
- ½ cup ricotta cheese
- ⅓ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 pc egg
- 3 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp chili flakes
To Serve:
- 3 oz pasta, with sauce
For Garnish:
- ⅛ tsp parsley, per serving
- 1 tbsp parmesan cheese, per serving
Instructions
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat your oven to 360 degrees F.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients together and mix until evenly incorporated.
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Portion roughly 2-ounce meatballs with either using your hands or a scooper and place these onto your lined baking sheet, inches apart from each other.
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Roast for roughly 35 minutes, checking occasionally to loosen up meatballs if they are sticking to the pan.
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Serve atop your choice of pasta and pasta sauce. Garnish with parsley and parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
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- Calcium: 189mg
- Calories: 468kcal
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Cholesterol: 135mg
- Fat: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 3mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 12g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 599mg
- Protein: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 444IU
- Vitamin C: 4mg
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