Best Ninja Italian Style Meatballs Recipes

NINJA FOODI ITALIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes. This will remove the grainy texture some meatballs have.
• Turn Ninja Foodi to Seart/Sauté on MD:HI. Add oil and onions. Cook onions until translucent.
• Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl. Stir onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese into meat mixture. Mix well.
• Form meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Turn Ninja Foodi to Sear/Sauté MD:HI. Brown all sides of the meatballs in batches in the Foodi.
• These are not cooked all the way through, but you can add to spaghetti and pressure cook, or throw in the oven for about 15-20 minutes At 425°. Or freeze until you decide how to use them.

NINJA ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in Master Prep Bowl. Secure top and pulse for 10-15 seconds, until meat is ground.
• Carefully remove blades from Pitcher, and then scoop outr meatball mixture, one extremely rounded tablespoon at a time. Use your palms to form into perfectly round balls.
• Cook using your favorite method for cooking meatballs, or bake on a greased sheet pan in a 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes; until a meat thermometer registers the internal temperature has reached 160 degrees.
• Serve over pasta with marinara sauce or on hoagie rolls with sauce and provolone cheese.
• BOB'S TIPS: For even moister meatballs, simmer them in marinara sauce for 20-30 minutes until cooked through. If sauce reduces too much , add a little bit of water to thin it out(though, you have to love a hearty tomato sauce).