Ingredients:
1 ½ lbs
ground beef
1 large egg,
beaten
1 C
Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
1 medium
onion, chopped fine
5 garlic
cloves, crushed and minced
1 tsp
crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp Italian seasoning or oregano
¼ C grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Salt and pepper
to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven
to 350 degrees. Combine beef with other ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Roll mixture into 1 ½-inch balls and place on a baking sheet. Bake about 20
minutes, or until meatballs are no longer pink in the center.
Right before I was about to roll the balls, I had a brilliant through. "Instead of cooking the meatballs on a baking sheet, as suggested, maybe I could use a MINI MUFFIN PAN?!" I sprayed each muffin hole with some nonstick spray, threw the balls in the pan, slid the pan in the oven, and baked them for about 25 minutes.
Cooking meatballs in a muffin pan= MIND. BLOWN.
