Description
Delight your guests with this festive Meatball Parmesan dish, featuring a blend of lean ground beef and Italian ground pork, seasoned with a mix of Italian herbs and spices. Topped with rich pasta sauce, melted mozzarella, and fresh basil, this dish is sure to be a hit at your Christmas dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Meatballs:
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound Italian ground pork
- ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
Additional Ingredients:
- 1½ 24-oz jars pasta sauce
- 1–1½ cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp fresh basil finely chopped
Instructions
- Prepare Meatballs: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, milk, garlic, Italian seasoning, onion powder, parsley, Parmesan, salt, pepper, and eggs. Mix until well combined.
- Form Meatballs: Shape the mixture into meatballs of equal size.
- Cook Meatballs: In a large skillet, brown the meatballs on all sides. Drain any excess fat.
- Assemble Dish: Pour pasta sauce over the meatballs in the skillet. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, and fresh basil.
- Bake: Bake in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Serve: Garnish with additional Parmesan and basil, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- To save time, you can use store-bought meatballs instead of making them from scratch.
- Feel free to customize the dish by adding your favorite herbs or spices to the meatball mixture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball with sauce
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg