1/2 cup Italian flavored bread crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1 large egg
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound ground beef
Place all ingredients (EXCEPT ground beef) in a large mixing bowl and stir well to combine. Then add the ground beef and, using your hands, mix together. You add the beef last so you don't handle the beef too much while blending the other ingredients. Over-handling the beef will make it tough, so just mix it until the ingredients combine with the beef, no more.
Scoop out golf ball size portions and roll gently to form the ball shape, setting aside as you do this on to a platter or rack.
Now you can add the meatballs to your sauce if you're making spaghetti sauce, or any other recipe you're making. Or, you can set the meatballs on a baking sheet and freeze them for later use. (Just put them into a freezer bag after they've frozen solid on the sheet.)
Be sure to mark these meatballs "uncooked" on the freezer bag so you know you'll have to allow more cooking time. These frozen meatballs are great to have on hand in the freezer for crockpot meals.
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