These Ricotta Meatballs are easy to make on the stove top, bake in the oven, or cook in the Crock Pot! They are so flavorful and are perfect with pasta, in a sub, or with a side salad!
Ingredients
- 32 oz. marinara sauce
- ½ cup olive oil, divided
Herb Ricotta Mixture
- 15 oz. Ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon EACH: dried basil, oregano, parsley
Meatballs
- 1 yellow onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Egg, whisked
- ½ cup half and half, can sub cream
- ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped parsley, plus more to garnish
- 1 teaspoon EACH: Italian seasoning, mustard powder, salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 1 lb. ground chuck, 80% lean
- ½ lb. ground pork, or ground sausage or veal
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