Best Italian Meatball Recipe

Is this the Best Italian Meatball Recipe?

I'm sure in Italy it wouldn't be recognized as such. But it's the best meatballs at my house.

The jarred sauce makes it easy too!

Give it a try and see what you think.

Best Italian Meatball Recipe

3 pounds lean ground beef
5 tablespoons ground oregano
5 tablespoons dried parsley, crushed
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
2 cups Italian-style dry breadcrumbs
3 (28 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.

In a large mixing bowl combine the ground beef, oregano, parsley and garlic. Mix in the onion soup mix and the seasoned breadcrumbs. Mix thoroughly.

With a 1 ounce scoop, scoop and shape the meat mixture into balls. Place the meatballs in the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour or until they are browned and cooked through.

In a large pot over high heat, bring the spaghetti sauce to a boil and add the cooked meatballs. Reduce the heat and simmer for 4 hours.

You could certainly cook these meatballs a shorter amount of time. However, I feel the long slow simmering allows the flavors to combine.

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