Monster Meatballs Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, parley, basil, and oregano together in a large mixing bowl. Fold in ground beef and mix with your hands until blended. Form 16 equal-sized meatballs using a cookie scoop.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown meatballs for 3 minutes on each side. Transfer cooked meatballs to a baking sheet using tongs.
• Bake browned meatballs in the oven for 8 minutes.
• While meatballs bake, use a plastic straw to punch a hole through each olive half to create a circular 'pupil.' Use the same straw to punch a hole through the center of each string cheese slice. Insert the round olive piece inside the hole in the string cheese slice to create 'eyes.'
• Remove meatballs from oven and let cool until safe to handle.
• Assemble zombie eyes by twirling a few strands of cooked spaghetti around each of 16 forks. Spear a meatball onto each fork and arrange forks on a serving platter. Spoon a dot of spaghetti sauce onto each meatball where you want to place the 'eyes.' Apply the olive-cheese 'eye' over the sauce. Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over the twirled spaghetti on the forks.

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, beat 1 large egg with a fork. Add 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Mix well.2. Add 1 pound lean ground beef. Mix carefully with clean hands. Use about 1/2 cup of the mixture at a time and shape into eight meatballs.Arrange meatballs around outer edges of a 12 x 8 x 2-inch glass dish with the same amount of space between them. Lay a piece of waxed paper over the top.3. Microwave at 100% power (700 watts) for 2 1/2 minutes. Turn dish one-half turn. Microwave at 100% power 2 1/2 minutes longer or until meatballs look cooked and are no longer pink in color. Remove from microwave oven.4. Tilt dish slightly, push meatballs away from edge and spoon off juices.5. If you wish, serve with hot spaghetti sauce (see instructions below) and cooked spaghetti or noodles.To Heat Spaghetti Sauce: Place 2 cups of store-bought spaghetti sauce in a medium microwavable bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, folding one corner of wrap back so steam can escape while cooking. Microwave at 100% power for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Pour over meatballs.