| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 12 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- Olive oil
- 4 cups red sauce, heated
- Small potato buns (slider size), toasted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Mix the beef, sausage, onions, garlic, thyme, parsley, egg, Parmesan, breadcrumbs, ricotta and salt in a bowl together with your hands (like mixing play dough). Form 1 1/2-inch inch balls out of the meat mixture. Heat a large ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) with a bit of olive oil. Add the meatballs and brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Place the skillet in the oven to finish cooking, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove and toss with the red sauce. Place on the toasted slider buns and sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley.
Reviews
Brewers yeast is not listed in this recipe, but she added in the video. Did anyone add it? And any ideas on what I should use for the red sauce?
Everyone absolutely loved these. I will definitely be making them again. For those saying it is to salty make sure you are using kosher salt as that is way less salty then other salts
Thru the entire pan of meatballs in the trash. After looking at similar recipes, it appears that the measurements were off – a lot. 2 Tablespoons of Salt, 2 Tablespoons of Thyme – could it be that instead of Tablespoons, it should have read Teaspoons??
Excellent flavor! I cut back on the garlic to one and a half tablespoons. This recipe is a keeper!
Very good. I didn’t have the ricotta cheese so I added an extra egg. Flavor is very good. I only used them in spaghetti but froze the rest of the meatballs. I used a 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt based on other reviews. I thought that was plenty.
I use this recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs. Great flavor.
These meatballs were great! Very tender and delicious! The prior reviewer was correct – no need for more than a pinch or two of salt. I would make these again.
Way too salty! I would totally omit the salt. Could only eat one threw the rest out. Nice and moist too bad about the salty taste.
After watching the show last night I had to make them today. Awesome and tasty meatballs!!!!