JEFF'S FAVORITE MEATBALLS

JEFF'S FAVORITE MEATBALLS

From Allie Toms Troyer

1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup dried bread crumbs*
2 garlic cloves, minced, optional
1 egg
1/4 cup mozzarella* cheese, finely grated
3 T. ketchup
1 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/2 T. dried parsley or 1 T. fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine all ingredients minus the meat and slightly mix them together before adding the meat.

Add meat and mix all together. 

Form mixture into one-inch balls.  Makes 24 one-inch balls. 

Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.   Makes 24 one-inch balls.  I bake 12 at a time and freeze the other 12 for a quick easy dinner for the following week.

*Allie's note:  I use Italian style bread crumbs - you can use whatever kind you wish. For the cheese, I use mozzarella but you can use whatever kind you like.