1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 small onion, quartered
2 tsp. minced or crushed garlic
½ tsp. celery salt
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
Fresh ground pepper to taste
Place onion in a food processor. Pulse until minced. Add remaining ingredients to the processor and pulse until thoroughly mixed. If you don’t have a food processor, chop the onion as small as you can and hand mix the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl.
Preheat a Dutch oven or deep skillet with 2 tbsp. olive oil. With an ice cream scoop, scoop out the meat mixture. Place each ball in the heated oil and brown until golden, turning with tongs when needed.
Reduce heat to low, pour a jar of spaghetti sauce over the meat (your own homemade if you’re ambitious) and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, checking to make sure that the meatballs aren’t sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Good sides or starters: Any kind of cooked past and a Romaine salad with Caesar dressing.
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