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Chef Rocco Dispirito's Mama's Meatballs

By Crabzilla

• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
• 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 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 -6 cups of your favorite marinara sauce

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the chicken stock, onion, garlic, and parsley in a blender or food processor and puree.
2. In a large bowl, combine the pureed stock mix, meat, bread crumbs, egg, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, red pepper flakes, and salt.
3. Combine with hands until mixture is uniform, do not overmix.
4. Put a little olive oil on your hands and form mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls.
5. Pour about 1/2 inch of extra virgin olive oil in straight sided, 10-inch-wide saute pan and heat over medium-high flame.
6. Add the meatballs to the pan, working in batches if necessary, and brown meatballs, turning once.  This should take about 10-15 minutes.  Or bake them @ 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
7. While meatballs are browning, heat the marinara sauce in a large pot.
8. Transfer the meatballs to the pot with the marinara sauce and simmer for one hour.
9. Serve alone or over your favorite pasta.

Cholesterol Lowering Bran Muffins

Yield: 24 muffins @ approx.. 110 calories each (w/o dates)

Ingredients

3 2/3 cups oat bran

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 cup skim milk
1 cup prune juice
1 cup egg white
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup applesauce
¼ c. dark molasses
8-10 chopped dates
1 ½ c. chopped walnuts

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients & wet ingredients separately, then combine. Pour into 24 muffin tins.
Bake at 425 for 14-15 minutes.

French Toast Bake

Easy and super delicious!  Michael and Ryan will be having this for breakfast the first day they get home from their missions.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)

1 cup brown sugar
1 loaf sliced Brioche or Texas toast
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Powdered sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling

Directions:

1. Melt butter in microwave & add brown sugar....stir till mixed.

2. Pour butter/sugar mix into bottom of 9 x 13 pan....spread around
3. Beat eggs, milk, & vanilla
4. Lay single layer of bread in pan
5. Spoon 1/2 of egg mixture on bread layer, sprinkle with cinnamon
6. Add 2nd layer of bread
7. Spoon on remaining egg mixture, sprinkle with cinnamon
8. Cover & chill in fridge overnight
9. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes (covered for the first 30 minutes)
10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar

Rocco Dispiritos Mama's Meatballs

I made these a week ago and Jim said that they were delicious and even better than his mom's recipe (that is saying a lot!).  I used all ground beef.  I put them on a cookie sheet (with sides) and cooked for 35 min. at 375 degrees.  4 servings

1⁄3 cup chicken stock

1⁄4 cup diced yellow onion

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 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil

3-6 cups of your favorite marinara sauce

Directions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.     This should take about 10-15 minutes.

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

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

10.    Serve alone or over your favorite pasta.

http://www.food.com/recipe/chef-rocco-dispiritos-mamas-meatballs-102764