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I made these Ricotta Meatballs today and they were delicious. They are simply Italian beef meatballs with ricotta cheese inside the mix to make them extra magical. You already know I can't bake a great thing without ricotta, and I don't mean just muffins and cakes 😉 Anyways, you could use a mix of Italian sausage and ground beef If you like.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy italian ricotta cheese meatballs using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Italian Ricotta Cheese Meatballs:

1. Prepare 2 Eggs
2. Take 1 \2 Cup Ricotta Cheese
3. Prepare 1 \4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
4. Take 1 \2 Cup Italian Breadcrumbs
5. Prepare 1 Teaspoon Table Salt
6. Make ready 1 \2 Teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper
7. Prepare 1 \2 Medium Onion Minced Dice
8. Make ready 2 Cloves Garlic Minced Diced
9. Get 1 \4 Cup Chopped "FRESH" Parsley
10. Make ready 1 Teaspoon Dried Italian Seasoning
11. Make ready 1 Pound Ground Beef
12. Take 30 Ounces Marinara Sauce

Perfect as an appetizer, or when paired with a salad, dinner. Easy and SO delicious. "Polpette di ricotta al sugo", as these are known in Italian, are meatless balls made out of ricotta cheese and homemade bread crumbs. Think meatballs, but without the meat! The soft balls are then simmered in a simple homemade tomato sauce.

Instructions to make Easy Italian Ricotta Cheese Meatballs:

1. Combine first 10 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Let set for a few minutes. Note: if using dried parsley flakes, 1Tablespoon is plenty.
2. Mix in ground beef until mixture comes together. Do not over mix. Keep mixture cool until ready to cook.
3. Heat marinara sauce to a low simmer in stock pot. Gently add meatballs and cover. Simmer meatballs for 20 minutes. Gently flip meatballs over and simmer another 10 minutes. Shake pot around every 5 minutes or so to keep anything from sticking.
4. Garnish with any additional cheese of your liking. Goes well with pasta for a very hearty meal. Enjoy

I like to serve these with a side of greens, such as broccoli rabe. Meatballs are the perfect comfort food and are prepared by many cultures in different ways. Here is an Italian American version where ricotta cheese is added to moisten the meatball mixture. This method results in a perfectly tender and moist meatball. I will never make a meatball without ricotta again.

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