Easy Italian Ricotta Cheese Meatballs. Heat marinara sauce to a low simmer in stock pot. Here is how you do it. Instructions Combine the onion, garlic, ricotta cheese, breadcrumbs, oregano, salt, pepper, and egg in a large bowl.
In a large mixing bowl combine the ground chuck, ricotta cheese, oregano, sea salt, garlic, onion, baking soda, bread crumbs and egg.
Use your hand and mix well until everything is combined.
For the pomodoro sauce: Place the olive oil in a sauce pot over medium heat.
You can have Easy Italian Ricotta Cheese Meatballs using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Easy Italian Ricotta Cheese Meatballs
- It's 2 of Eggs.
- Prepare 1 of \2 Cup Ricotta Cheese.
- It's 1 of \4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese.
- It's 1 of \2 Cup Italian Breadcrumbs.
- You need 1 Teaspoon of Table Salt.
- It's 1 of \2 Teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper.
- It's 1 of \2 Medium Onion Minced Dice.
- It's 2 Cloves of Garlic Minced Diced.
- You need 1 of \4 Cup Chopped "FRESH" Parsley.
- You need 1 Teaspoon of Dried Italian Seasoning.
- Prepare 1 Pound of Ground Beef.
- You need 30 Ounces of Marinara Sauce.
Add the onions and garlic and a large pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables. Meatballs are the perfect comfort food and are prepared by many cultures in different ways. Here is an Italian American version where ricotta cheese is added to moisten the meatball mixture.
Easy Italian Ricotta Cheese Meatballs step by step
- Combine first 10 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Let set for a few minutes. Note: if using dried parsley flakes, 1Tablespoon is plenty..
- Mix in ground beef until mixture comes together. Do not over mix. Keep mixture cool until ready to cook..
- Heat marinara sauce to a low simmer in stock pot. Gently add meatballs and cover. Simmer meatballs for 20 minutes. Gently flip meatballs over and simmer another 10 minutes. Shake pot around every 5 minutes or so to keep anything from sticking..
- Garnish with any additional cheese of your liking. Goes well with pasta for a very hearty meal. Enjoy.
This method results in a perfectly tender and moist meatball. I will never make a meatball without ricotta again. Meatballs made with Ricotta Cheese. "Polpette di ricotta al sugo", as these are known in Italian, are meatless balls made out of ricotta cheese and homemade bread crumbs. Think meatballs, but without the meat! The soft balls are then simmered in a simple homemade tomato sauce.