Scrumptious Baked Meatballs!

I made these last night and they made me happy. I thought the bread crumbs on top would get a little more brown but whatever. They were nummy!

Makes about 20 large meatballs

Ingredients:
1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan
1 whole egg
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup bread crumbs, divided (I used Panko, Japanese bread crumbs, but you can use whatever you like)
a couple pieces of string cheese cut into little chunks

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the pork, beef, cheese, egg, basil, parsley, garlic powder, salt, red pepper flakes, and 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs. Using your hands, mix all ingredients until well incorporated. Use immediately or place in refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

Place the remaining 1/4 cup(or so) of bread crumbs into a small bowl. Make the meatballs whatever size you want and surround a little cheese nib with your meatball , roll in the bread crumbs and place the meatballs on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Mine were pretty big so it took about 27 min.