Italian Meatballs Pat'S Reciepe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground meat
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon parsley
1/2 cup onion, diced small
1/2 cup breadcrumbs, Seasoned
2 tablespoons ketchup, Low Sodium or 2 tablespoons Italian sauce, prepared
1/4 cup green pepper, diced small
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon olive oil, if Frying, for frying

Preparation

1.\tIn a large bowl mix: ground meat, garlic powder, black pepper, italian seasoning, parsley, onions, seasoned bread crumbs, ketchup/or sauce, green pepper, and 1 egg.
2.\tMix the meat and other ingredients, by hand until well blended. Then roll into approximately 15 meatballs(2\" in diameter) or for more meatballs make them smaller.
3.\tThen add directly into your sauce, make sure all meatballs are submerged under the sauce. Cook in sauce and stir ocassionally until they reach 165 degrees, approximately 2 hours.
**Continue to next step if you prefer to fry them up a little first.
5.\tIn a large frying pan, add the olive oil and heat. After heated about 1 minute drop in your meatballs and turn with a fork and cook till browned on all sides.
6.\tAdd meatballs and brown on all sides. Then set them aside on a paper towel to drain off some of the fat. Repeat until all meatballs are browned.
7.\tThen add them into your sauce cooking them approximately 1 1/2 hours. Until they reach 165 degrees.