Cheez-It Meatballs
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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cup processed cheez-its
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup cooked onions
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 3/4 cup pecorino cheese, plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus whole leaves for garnish
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
  • 2 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
Directions
  1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the Cheez-Its and the milk and let them soak for at least 20 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, onions, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper. Add the ground beef and the milk-soaked Cheez-Its and mix by hand until just combined. Scoop approximately 2 ounces of the meat mixture to form each meatball and arrange in a baking dish. Chill in the refrigerator.
  2. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
  3. Bake for 12 minutes. Meanwhile, bring the tomato sauce to a simmer in a medium-sized pot. After 12 minutes, remove the meatballs from the oven, drain off any fat and liquids, and add the tomato sauce. Return to the oven and bake until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball reads 160 degrees. Serve meatballs with tomato sauce and garnish with cheese and parsley.