Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

• Meatballs
• 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
• 0.5 cup Italian breadcrumbs a bit extra on purpose — it helps the meatballs soak in the marinara while simmering, for extra depth
• 0.33 cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp dried Italian herbs lightly dried
• 1 tsp dried parsley lightly dried
• 0.5 tsp minced garlic
• 0.25 tsp onion powder
• 0.25 tsp garlic powder
• 0.75 tsp seasoned salt
• 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup Parmesan, grated optional but recommended
• 1 cup flour, for dredging toss and shake off excess; discard the rest
• 2 tbsp olive oil for searing
• To simmer & serve
• 24 oz Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce (Made with Italian Tomatoes) one jar
• Parmesan, grated to taste, for serving
• parsley, chopped to taste, for serving