Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Ground Beef Recipes Light and Fluffy Meatballs 3.4 (120) 3 Reviews By Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm, Martha is America's first self-made female billionaire. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 29, 2015 Rate PRINT Share Yield: 30 meatballs Creamy ricotta cheese is the secret to keeping these meatballs tender and moist. Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped 5 slices white bread, crusts removed and torn into pieces (about 3 cups) 1 cup whole milk 1 pound ground chuck beef 1 pound ground pork 1 pound ground veal 1 pound whole-milk ricotta ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish ⅓ cup chopped flat leaf parsley 1 tablespoon chopped oregano 2 teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 2 quarts Basic Italian Tomato Sauce, or other Italian tomato sauce Directions Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add onion, cooking until soft but not colored, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cool slightly. Combine bread and milk in a bowl to soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze excess milk from bread and finely chop. Add chopped bread to the bowl with onions. Add all the remaining ingredients except the tomato sauce. Gently fold with hands to incorporate ingredients, but do not overmix or meatballs will be tough. Bring tomato sauce to a simmer in a large deep-sided skillet. Pinch 1/4 cup of the meat mixture and gently form a ball with wet hands. Drop the meatballs, as they are formed, directly into the sauce. Cover and simmer, stirring carefully a few times until meatballs are cooked through, about 30 minutes. Serve meatballs with sauce and grated Parmesan cheese. Cook's Notes Meatballs can be formed and chilled until ready to cook. Cook's Notes Meatballs can be frozen on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet then transferred to freezer bags once firm. Drop frozen meatballs directly into the sauce and simmer 1 hour. Originally appeared: Mad Hungry, May 2011, Mad Hungry Rate It PRINT