Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, tender ricotta meatballs/meatloaf. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook tender ricotta meatballs/meatloaf using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf:

1. Get 2 tbsp Olive oil
2. Get 2 lb Meat. i use a mixture of veal, and lean ground beef
3. Make ready 1 cup ricotta
4. Make ready 1/2 cup grated parmesan
5. Make ready 4 eggs
6. Take 1/2 cup of tomatoe sauce of your choice
7. Prepare 1 salt & pepper to taste.
8. Prepare 1/2 large red or yellow onion, or one whole small onion
9. Prepare 2/3 cup tomatoe paste, use to spread on the outside halfway through cooking if making meatloaf only.
10. Prepare 1 large shredded or finely dice carrot
11. Make ready 8 8+ cloves of garlic, depends on your liking i usually do 10.

Instructions to make Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Heat oil, sauteed garlic until golden, be sure not to burn. Transfer to plate, and mash to render flavor while cooking. . Add onion, Saute until clear. Add carrots cook until soft
3. In a big mixing bowl combine meats with sauteed veggies, eggs, parsley, garlic, tomatoe sauce, cheeses, and season with salt & pepper don't overwork the meat, just mix until blended.
4. Shape into meatballs, or if making meatloaf, shape into a loaf.
5. If making meatballs, and sauce place in sauce upon simmering point. To bake roll into meatballs, bake for 20-30 mins. Test after 20 mins. For meat loaf cook until internal temp is 160, usually takes an hour. If you wish to use tomatoe paste on meatloaf, coat after 30 mins.

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