Ingredients:
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 2 tsp minced garlic {4 cloves}
- ⅓ cup fresh basil – finely chopped
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Mix together all ingredients by hand. Roll into 1½-inch balls, place on baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes (until insides are no longer pink).
- Turn oven to broil and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes to brown and crisp the outside of the meatballs. Serve over pasta with marinara or Alfredo sauce. Yum!
This recipe yields about 50 meatballs -- which is way too many for my family of three, so I always freeze half of the meatballs for a later meal (which still leaves plenty cooked for dinner and for my husband's lunches that week!).
To Freeze:
- Place meatballs on baking sheet and pop into the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from freezer and place all meatballs in freezer bag and put back in the freezer -- freeze for up to 3 months.
- When ready to bake, remove from freezer and thaw on greased baking sheet. Follow baking directions above once thawed.
