Ricotta Basil Meatballs

Ricotta Basil Meatballs is a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 19g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 148 calories. For $1.3 per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 9 would say it hit the spot. This recipe from Not Enough Cinnamon requires whole egg, salt and pepper, garlic cloves, and fresh basil leaves. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 41%, this dish is solid. Similar recipes are Veal and Ricotta Meatballs: Polpettine di Ricottan e Vitello, Meatballs with Ricotta: Polpettone con la Ricotta, and Ricotta-Filled Meatballs.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup breadcrumbs

1 lb extra lean ground beef (5% fat)

1/4 cup fat free ricotta

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

Salt and pepper to taste

1 whole egg

Equipment:

baking paper

baking sheet

bowl

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet (or dish) with parchment paper for easy cleaning. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well (use your hands, it's fun and works better than a spoon or fork). Form meatballs the size of one tablespoon and line them on the baking sheet or dish. Make sure they all have about the same size for an even cooking. You'll get about 25 meatballs if you did your job well. Bake for about 20 minutes, turning them halfway, until cooked through. You might need to adjust baking time if your meatballs are bigger or smaller.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet (or dish) with parchment paper for easy cleaning. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well (use your hands, it's fun and works better than a spoon or fork). Form meatballs the size of one tablespoon and line them on the baking sheet or dish. Make sure they all have about the same size for an even cooking. You'll get about 25 meatballs if you did your job well.

2. Bake for about 20 minutes, turning them halfway, until cooked through. You might need to adjust baking time if your meatballs are bigger or smaller.


Nutrition Information:

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147k Calories
18g Protein
4g Total Fat
5g Carbs
6% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
147k
7%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
2g
13%

Carbohydrates
5g
2%

  Sugar
0.74g
1%

Cholesterol
75mg
25%

Sodium
309mg
13%

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Protein
18g
38%

Vitamin B12
1µg
30%

Zinc
4mg
27%

Selenium
17µg
24%

Vitamin B3
4mg
23%

Phosphorus
176mg
18%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
17%

Iron
2mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.18mg
11%

Vitamin K
8µg
9%

Potassium
293mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.64mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Magnesium
21mg
5%

Manganese
0.1mg
5%

Copper
0.09mg
4%

Calcium
43mg
4%

Folate
15µg
4%

Vitamin A
145IU
3%

Vitamin E
0.31mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.22µg
1%

Fiber
0.32g
1%

covered percent of daily need
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