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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. If you are starting out with a fresh loaf, cut off the crusts before letting it get stale. I soaked in milk instead of water. Squeeze out excess liquid and work it to a paste with your hands, making sure there are no hard or large lumps. | 2. Preheat oven to 450 deg. F. Put all ingredients into a very large bowl or roasting pan and mix thoroughly with your hands, until everything is evenly incorporated. | 3. Form into large balls. I took as much meat as fit comfortably inbetween my palms. The recipe said to make as large as a small baseball. I'm not sure how big that is, I think mine were like tennis balls. One-third of the recipe made 16 meatballs for me. | 4. Place on a rimmed baking sheet which has been coated with oil or with parchment paper - the cheese will stick to the pan. Bake for 30 minutes, turning after 15 minutes. | 5. Alternative cooking method: I cook meatballs in the slow cooker. They don't brown, but I don't care, since they will be covered with sauce. I use a liner for cleanup ease Just place the meatballs in the crockpot, layering them on top of one another. Don't worry, they won't turn into a giant meatloaf. I used a 5 qt slow cooker and it was nearly full. Cook on Low - mine took about four hours. Remember that time depends on how large and how full your crockpot is. If it's nearly full, it will take longer. Less than half full will cook much more quickly. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	10	lbs	ground	8981.1396	0.0	880.8774	577.4238
pork	3	lbs	ground	5116.608	0.0	189.2873	477.2326
egg	15			1072.5	5.4	94.2	71.325
parmesan cheese	1 1/2		grated	444.0	48.0	48.0	6.0
italian bread	1	loaf		-	-	-	-
garlic	1/2	lb	chopped	337.9267	74.9789	14.4243	1.1340000000000001
italian parsley	1/2	bunch	chopped	-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	cup		69.27600000000001	17.6502	2.8676	0.8998

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