Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf

Name: Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf
Total time: 1200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive oil; 2 lb Meat. i use a mixture of veal, and lean ground beef; 1 cup ricotta; 1/2 cup grated parmesan; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup of tomatoe sauce of your choice; 1 salt & pepper to taste.; 1/2 large red or yellow onion, or one whole small onion; 2/3 cup tomatoe paste, use to spread on the outside halfway through cooking if making meatloaf only.; 1 large shredded or finely dice carrot; 8 8+ cloves of garlic, depends on your liking i usually do 10.

Christi @cook_3121001

A friend of mine and I were talking about all the different styles of meat balls /meatloaf recipes that call for milk. I didn't have milk on hand, and so I grabbed some ricotta. I'll never go back to using milk again. Try this out, see if you can taste the pleasant difference.

Christi @cook_3121001

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Ingredients

20 mins

2 tbspOlive oil
2 lbMeat. i use a mixture of veal, and lean ground beef
1 cupricotta
1/2 cupgrated parmesan
4eggs
1/2 cupof tomatoe sauce of your choice
1salt & pepper to taste.
1/2 largered or yellow onion, or one whole small onion
2/3 cuptomatoe paste, use to spread on the outside halfway through cooking if making meatloaf only.
1 largeshredded or finely dice carrot
88+ cloves of garlic, depends on your liking i usually do 10.

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350
2

Heat oil, sauteed garlic until golden, be sure not to burn. Transfer to plate, and mash to render flavor while cooking. . Add onion, Saute until clear. Add carrots cook until soft
3

In a big mixing bowl combine meats with sauteed veggies, eggs, parsley, garlic, tomatoe sauce, cheeses, and season with salt & pepper don't overwork the meat, just mix until blended.
4

Shape into meatballs, or if making meatloaf, shape into a loaf.
5

If making meatballs, and sauce place in sauce upon simmering point. To bake roll into meatballs, bake for 20-30 mins. Test after 20 mins. For meat loaf cook until internal temp is 160, usually takes an hour. If you wish to use tomatoe paste on meatloaf, coat after 30 mins.