Name: Ricotta Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ minced onion; 4 tbsp olive oil; 3 minced garlic cloves; 1 lb Ground Beef; 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese; ¼ cup packed, chopped italian parsley; 1 beaten egg; 1½ tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 pinch or to taste Cayenne pepper; ⅓ cup dry bread crumbs; 28 oz (1 jar) marinara sauce; 1 cup water

How To Make Ricotta Meatballs

With tangy marinara sauce, these ricotta meatballs combine ground beef, bread crumbs, spices, and loads of ricotta cheese for a juicy skillet-cooked dish.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

½onion,minced
4tbspolive oil
3garlic cloves,minced
1lbground beef
1cupwhole milk ricotta cheese
¼cupItalian parsley,packed, chopped
1egg,beaten
1½tspkosher salt
½tspfreshly ground black pepper
1pinchcayenne pepper,or to taste
⅓cupdry bread crumbs
28ozmarinara sauce,(1 jar)
1cupwater

Instructions

Sauté the onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the onion is translucent. Stir the garlic into the onion, then turn off the heat. Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl.
Stir the ground beef, ricotta cheese, parsley, egg, kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper with onion mixture until almost combined. Stir in the bread crumbs, then continue to mix until thoroughly blended.
Roll about 2 tablespoons of mixture into a 1-inch ball for each meatball. Pour the remaining olive oil in same skillet used to cook onions.
Place the skillet over medium heat and brown the meatballs on all sides in hot oil for about 5 minutes. Hold a crumpled paper towel in tongs and use it to remove excess grease from skillet.
Pour the marinara sauce and water over meatballs in skillet. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes until meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
Serve and enjoy.