Meatball Mania

Ok.  My husband has been asking for actual meatballs with his spaghetti.  Typically, I just fry some sausage, mix in the sauce and spaghetti and voila...spaghetti is for dinner!  However, I had some extra hamburger thawed out in my refrigerator and decided today, after much deliberation, to make my husband some homemade meatballs.  I did not have a recipe for these little creatures so I threw some things together and hoped for the best.  After great anticipation, I was able to taste them and they tasted pretty good!  So, since I have experimented, tested and tasted and found to be edible and delicious, I shall share my from-scratch recipe for meatballs.

Ingredients:
1. 1 lb. hamburger
2. 1 egg
The following ingredients are per cook's taste (I threw some in without measurements =/ )
3. Chopped onion
4. Crushed crackers (approximately half a pack.)
5. Sugar (just a sprinkle over the meat.)
6. Milk (enough to hold everything together.)
7. Seasoning salt
8. Italian seasoning
9. Greek seasoning
10. Shredded cheese (about a handful.)
11. Parmesan Cheese

Directions:
Mix all the above ingredients together until you have acquired the desired smell and look.  Roll in to small meatballs approximately 1-2 inch in diameter.  Place in baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.  Makes approximately 24-30 meatballs.

Pictures:

               All the ingredients mixed together...

               Meatballs shaped and ready to bake...

               Meatballs baked and ready for sauce...

                Meatballs mixed with sauce...

       The final product, minus salad and cottage cheese!

Menu Idea:
Bake the meatballs, then throw them into your favorite spaghetti sauce.  Spice up your spaghetti sauce (and use up the rest of those garden veggies) by throwing in a chopped jalapeno and 1 cup of grated zucchini.  Serve this over a bed of whole grain spaghetti noodles and accompany with tossed salad, cottage cheese, and crescent rolls.  Yummy!


Happy Eating!