Ingredients
8
8 servings
- •0.5 onion, minced
- •4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- •3 cloves garlic, minced
- •1 pound ground beef
- •1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- •0.25 cup packed chopped Italian parsley
- •1 large egg, beaten
- •1.5 teaspoons kosher salt
- •0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- •1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- •0.33333334326744 cup dry bread crumbs
- •1 (28 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- •1 cup water
Instructions
- Sauté onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion and turn off heat. Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl.
- Stir ground beef, ricotta cheese, parsley, egg, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper with onion mixture until almost combined; stir in bread crumbs and continue to mix until thoroughly blended.
- Roll about 2 tablespoons of mixture into a 1-inch ball for each meatball. Pour remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet used to cook onions. Place skillet over medium heat and brown meatballs on all sides in hot oil, about 5 minutes. Hold a crumpled paper towel in tongs and use it to remove excess grease from skillet.
- Pour 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, until meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 331
- Carbohydrate: 19g
- Fat: 21g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 16g
- Sugar: 9g
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