This recipe was passed to me from my late mother-in-law...the VERY first time I met her AND my soon to be husband's extended family. She told me if I was going to marry her son I better learn how to make this recipe real quick...good thing I love to cook huh! It's ALL about the food!

Ingredients

6 serv.

ground beef↗2 -3 lbs
Italian seasoned breadcrumbs↗1 - 1 1⁄2 cup
parmesan cheese↗1⁄2 cup
eggs↗6
dried basil↗2 tablespoons
salt and pepper1 pinch

Step-by-step instructions

1
Shape into meatballs a little bigger than a golf ball -- for some reason, Italian meatballs are always huge but they taste so great!
2
Brown in oil or bake in a 350° oven until browned then add to a basil - tomato sauce (your own recipe) or mine when I post it.
3
For a few good variations add: Italian sausage, ribs (mmm).
4
This is not for the calorie-counting/cholesterol-watching crowd!

Source: food.com

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