Spicy Italian Meatballs

Meatballs We love our meatballs. Here are some of our favorites.
 I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and adapted it a bit. It became an instant favorite.

 Spicy Italian Meatballs

 1 LB Ground Beef
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1 small Onion, diced
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder or 1 large clove Garlic, crushed
1 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning (see my recipe below)
3/4 tsp Dried Oregano
3/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 dash Frank's RedHot sauce (or other hot sauce)
1 1/2 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
1/3 C Milk
1/4 C Parmesan Cheese
1/2 C Seasoned Bread Crumbs

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
 Mix together all ingredients until well blended.
Cover a jellyroll pan/cookie sheet with foil if you want easy clean-up.
Form into 1" balls using a cookie scoop, or shaping by hand.
Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until cooked through.
Simmer in Marinara sauce (see easy recipe below) while you prepare your pasta.

I normally double or triple this recipe and freeze extras for another meal if I have any.

 Here is a 6X version for a full tray of Ground Beef from Costco

Spicy Italian Meatballs

 6 LB Ground Beef
1 TBS Sea Salt
3 large Onions, diced
1 TBS Garlic Powder or 6 large cloves fresh garlic, crushed
3 TBS Italian Seasoning (see my recipe below)
1 1/2 TBS Dried Oregano
1 1/2 TBS Red Pepper Flakes
6 dashes Frank's RedHot Sauce (or other hot sauce)
2/3 C Worcestershire Sauce
2 C Milk
1 1/2 C Parmesan Cheese
3 C Bread Crumbs

Cover jelly roll pans with heavy duty foil. Scoop meatballs with cookie scoop onto foil covered cookie sheets. Roll in your hands just a bit to even them out. You can put them close together on the cookie sheets, almost touching. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through. Simmer meatballs in Marinara (see easy recipe below) and serve over pasta.

Italian Seasoning Blend

1/2  C   dried Parsley
1/2  C   dried Basil
1/4  C   dried Oregano
2   TBS dried Rosemary
2   TBS dried Marjoram
1   TBS dried Thyme
1   TBS dried Savory
1   TBS Red Pepper Flakes

Mix together in a covered jar. Keep in a cool, dry place.


Easy Marinara
   This recipe is probably enough for about a 1 lb recipe of meatballs

1 28 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
1 TBS Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/4 tsp Black Pepper

If you are making a huge batch of meatballs, you may only need 4 X the sauce, not 6 X.
If you are serving meatballs as an hours devours, you won't need it very saucy. A 3 X recipe should work well.