Italian Meatballs - Pasta Machine

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Lean ground beef or turkey
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Onions - finely diced
1/3 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Celery leaves - finely minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Green pepper - minced
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 tablespoon	15ml	Italian seasoning
1		Garlic clove - minced
3 cups	438g / 15oz	Bread crumbs
2		Eggs - beaten

Recipe Instructions

Use meatball/bagel die.

Put ground beef, salt, pepper, spices, celery, onion, green epper and about one cup of bread crumbs in mixing bin. Mix lightly.

Add eggs and extrude. Ad bread crumbs by the tablespoonful through the top grates as necessary to keep the mixture extruding and from bunching up around the blades. Extrude in 1 1/2" pieces and roll each into a ball.

Sauteein a pan with 2 tb. olive oil until browned, or put on broiler rack and bake in a 350F oven for about 30 minutes or until browned and firm. The oven method is most efficient if doing a large quantity for the freezer.

If to be frozen, cool and freeze in zip-loc bags or rigid containers in meal-sized batches.

To serve with pasta, add to Spaghetti Sauce (bottled or homemade) and simmer for 30 minutes.

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