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Ingredients

• ½ onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup packed chopped Italian parsley
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• ⅓ cup dry bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (28 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 1 cup water

Directions

• Step 1

  Saute onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion and turn off heat. Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl.

• Step 2

  Stir ground beef, ricotta cheese, parsley, egg, kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper with onion mixture until almost combined; stir in bread crumbs and continue to mix until thoroughly blended.

• Step 3

  Roll about 2 tablespoons of mixture into a 1-inch ball for each meatball. Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet used to cook onions. Place skillet over medium heat and brown meatballs on all sides in hot oil, about 5 minutes. Hold a crumpled paper towel in a tongs and use it to remove excess grease from skillet.