How to Make Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup bread crumbs plain
• 2  eggs 
• 0.3 bunch parsley fresh chopped
• 3 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 1 pound ground pork 
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1  onion diced
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 1 teaspoon herb seasoning dried italian

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• aluminum foil
• spatula

Directions

1. Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
2. Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes.
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot oil until translucent, about 20 minutes.
4. Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl. Stir onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese into meat mixture with a rubber spatula until combined. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.
5. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
6. Using wet hands, form meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.