Old Spaghetti Factory Meatballs

An online recipe with instructions for making Old Spaghetti Factory Meatballs.

Ingredients

- 1/3 cup of minced onion
- 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup of fresh bread crumbs
- 1 whole egg
- 1/2 cup of cold water
- 2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoons of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 2-1/2 pounds of lean ground beef chuck
- 30 ounces of seasoned tomato sauce or other pasta sauce

Instructions

- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Grease a baking sheet

Mix the onion, garlic, parsley, and bread crumbs.

In a large mixing bowl, first beat the egg with a wire whisk. Whisk in the water, olive oil, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

- Add the bread crumb mixture to the egg mixture.
- Add the raw ground beef and mix until just combined
- (if you over-mix the meatballs may become tough)

- form the meat into golf ball size meatballs - place them on the baking shewt - pour 1/4 cup of water on the baking sheet around the meatballs - bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes - loosen the meatballs using a spatula - return them to the oven - bake another 10 minutes or until cooked through - drain them and set them aside

- heat the tomato sauce in a large skillet over medium heat.
- bring it to a simmer
- add the fully cooked meatballs to the sauce
- simmer the meatballs for a few minutes in the sauce