1/3 cup chicken stock

1/4 cup yellow onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped fine

1/2 lb. ground beef

1/2 lb. ground pork

1/2 lb. ground veal

1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs

2 eggs

1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated

1 tsp. red pepper flakes

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. extra virgin olive oil

6 cups marinara sauce

Place the chicken stock, onion, garlic, and parsley in a blender or food processor and puree.

In a large bowl, combine the pureed stock mix, meat, bread crumbs, egg, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, red pepper flakes, and salt.

Combine with hands until mixture is uniform, do not overmix.

Put a little olive oil on your hands and form mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls.

Pour about 1/2 inch of extra virgin olive oil in straight sided, 10-inch-wide saute pan and heat over medium-high flame.

Add the meatballs to the pan, working in batches if necessary, and brown meatballs, turning once.

This should take about 10-15 minutes.

While meatballs are browning, heat the marinara sauce in a large pot.

Transfer the meatballs to the pot with the marinara sauce and simmer for one hour.

Serve alone or over your favorite pasta.

Sugar: 17g

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Calcium: 186mg

Calories: 574kcal

Carbohydrates: 29g

Cholesterol: 214mg

Fat: 33g

Fiber: 7g

Iron: 7mg

Potassium: 1839mg

Protein: 42g

Saturated Fat: 12g

Sodium: 2768mg

Vitamin A: 2440IU

Vitamin C: 32mg