This is an easy recipe that my kids love.  Some of the ingredients I use, I keep in stock at home.  I will also be using these ingredients in upcoming recipes.

Kraft has a product called Grate-It Fresh Parmesan. It’s parmesan cheese with its own grater.  It makes having fresh parmesan cheese easy, convenient as well as kid friendly (nothing sharp).  My children love to grate the cheese.

Italian seasoning mix (such as McCormick’s) is a must especially with any Italian dishes you may have.

Panko bread crumbs are Japanese dry bread crumbs that can now be found in the ethnic foods section of most grocery stores.  If you are looking to save money, a stop at your local Asian market will cost you about half of the grocery store prices.

Well, I hope you enjoy this recipe.  My next posting will be my recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce which is also great for lasagna.

EASY MEATBALLS

 

1.5 lbs ground beef

1.0 lbs ground pork

2 tsp salt

1 tsp ground black pepper

3 tbsp Italian Seasoning

3/4 cup panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (depending on your love of cheese)

1/2 cup chopped green onions

1 egg

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and form into 2 inch meatballs.  Place the meatballs on a foil lined baking sheet.  Place in the oven to broil on high for 10 minutes then flip over meatballs and cook for another 10 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes.

My kids eat them plain or you can top it off with gravy or spaghetti sauce or just sprinkle with more parmesan cheese!  If you want to spice it up add 1 tsp of crushed red pepper.