Mama Iuliucci’s Famous Meat-A-Balls

Sometimes you want a recipe that you just look in the pantry to make.  Late nights when you don’t want to deal with fancy ingredients, short weeks when you are trying to stretch your budget, or…tonight?  I had all of these ingredients in the fridge or pantry.  Plus, these little guys are delicious.  I made a ton and froze  about 3/4 of them and they were still delicious after having been in my freezer.  You can’t ask for more than that from your meatball, folks.

ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 8 -10 slices white bread, broken into small 1/2 inch pieces (or you can use rolls or any stale bread you have and want to use up)
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons parsley flakes (or to taste)
• 1/4-1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (or Locatelli)
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• olive oil (for frying) or vegetable oil (for frying)