53 Meatballs

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The class on pasta inspired me to attempt to make my own meatballs.

Why have I never done this before?

As usual, I initially wanted to do something creative instead of a traditional meatball.

So, I googled "unique meatball recipes." Trust me, I came across some weird stuff.

Eventually, I decided this article detailing 5 Must Try Meatball Recipes was the winner.

However, at the end of the day I decided my first meatball attempt should be traditional. But I did find a pork and apple meatball recipe that I'm saving for later.

You can get a link to the recipe I used as a guide from the link above or go directly to it here.

Here are the changes I made:

I used 80/20 hamburger instead of sirloin because I think meatballs need more fat. Also, I wasn't trying to make a 5 star meatball. Ain't nobody got time for that on a weeknight!

I double the garlic. Why? Because garlic is a food group as far as I am concerned. And, it is a really good immunity booster. Everyone should eat more garlic.

I used a mix of panko and regular seasoned bread crumbs because that was what I had on hand.

And, I doubled the basil. Charlie loves anything with basil.

Oh, and because I wanted to have plenty to freeze in individual meal containers with some homemade pasta for lunch I doubled the recipe with no idea of its original yield.

I ended up with....you guessed it...53 meatballs for two people.

Ridiculous.

Note to self: Stop doubling recipes on your first attempt.

I learned rolling meatballs is a skill. I think I'm a pretty good meatball roller after this experiment. By the end I had mastered rolling a consistent size.

However, I wasn't expecting to spend nearly two hours hand rolling meatballs that day. Geesh!

No, that's not butter. I was practicing my knife skills on a block of mozzarella.

The recipe says you can cook them on the stove-top or bake them in the oven.

I did both.

Why you ask?

Because that's how I roll ;)


I'd say these meatballs were a success.

After packing the freezer with 3 meatballs to a container until the was no more room and using 8 for our dinner that night I still had about 13 meatballs leftover in the fridge.

I had planned to use them for meatball subs in the next two days.

However, when I came home from work the next day I discovered they were gone!

Turns out that was Charlie's breakfast and lunch that day. I guess he liked them!