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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 40 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Saute onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion and turn off heat. Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl. | 2. Stir ground beef, ricotta cheese, parsley, egg, kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper with onion mixture until almost combined; stir in bread crumbs and continue to mix until thoroughly blended. | 3. Roll about 2 tablespoons of mixture into a 1-inch ball for each meatball. Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet used to cook onions. Place skillet over medium heat and brown meatballs on all sides in hot oil, about 5 minutes. Hold a crumpled paper towel in a tongs and use it to remove excess grease from skillet. | 4. Pour marinara sauce and water over meatballs in skillet. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1/2		minced	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
garlic	3	cloves	minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
milk ricotta cheese	1	cup		431.52	7.5392	27.9248	32.1904
italian parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
kosher salt	1 1/2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
cayenne pepper	1	pinch		0.3578	0.0637	0.0135	0.0194
bread crumb	1/3	cup		142.2	25.9128	4.806	1.9080000000000001
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
marinara sauce	1	jar		-	-	-	-
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.