Meatballs made their debut in America during the 19th century when Italians migrated to the States and started dishing them up with spaghetti—and we’re forever grateful. I wanted them to be good enough to fly solo as a dish, whether or not there was bread, or roasted potatoes, polenta or, yes, even spaghetti on the table. We tried the spaghetti squash lasagna (my first time trying the squash noodles”) but im not too hott on the ricotta.
The oven will be set to 400 degrees F. But the inside (internal) temperature for a finished meatball would be about 160 degrees F. So, if you have a meat thermometer and inserted it into the middle of the meatballs when they are supposed to be done, you should see a temperature of about 160 degrees F.
I made them twice this week…once for meatball subs with mozzarella and once for ravioli and …


