Beef Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup plain bread crumbs (use Almond Meal for keto)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• Marinara Sauce

Instructions

1. Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
2. Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes.
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
4. Cook and stir onions in hot oil until translucent, about 20 minutes.
5. Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl.
6. Stir onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese into meat mixture with a rubber spatula until combined.
7. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.
8. Using wet hands, form meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
9. Brown outside of meatball with olive oil in skilled. About a minute each side.
10. Drop meatballs into the simmering marinara sauce to cook fully.