Recipe 1 - Super-sized Meatballs!

Today marks the beginning of my "one meal post a day" (it'll have its labels as "OMPD" to keep them grouped together): I will be posting recipes for one meal (all lunch/dinner meals I believe) every day!

** Update- I obviously did not stick to the one meal per day thing lol **

Today's is Super-sized Meatballs and Spaghetti:

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 c milk
• 1 & 1/2 lbs ground beef/pork/turkey
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 2 cloves of minced garlic or 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 1 - 1 & 1/2 tsp parsley flakes
• 1 tsp minced oregano or 1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground oregano
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 2 tbsp EVOO
• 3 & 1/2 cups marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce
• Cooked spaghetti
• Shredded mozzarella or grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, soak the bread crumbs in the milk.
2. In a large bowl, mix the ground meat with the soaked bread crumbs, onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, egg, salt, and pepper and form into 4 balls.
3. In a deep non-stick skillet, heat the oil and add the meatballs cook over medium-high heat until brown all over (about 7ish minutes). Add the marinara/spaghetti sauce to the skillet and lower heat. Simmer for about 30 minutes until meatballs are cooked thoroughly. 
4. Serve over spaghetti and garnish with cheese; serve with a salad to make a full meal of it :)

Additional hints/ideas:

Got leftover meatballs? Slice 'em up and serve on a hoagie/sub bun with marinara and cheese for lunch the next day!

Let me know what you think!

'Til next time,

- Julie :)