Healthy Meatballs

1: Preheat your oven to 400°F.

2: Dice your onions and garlic.

3: In a large saucepan, add onions and sauté with olive oil over medium heat until caramelized.

4: Once onions are caramelized, add garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.

5: In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, eggs, breadcrumbs, rice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and basil. Mix until breadcrumbs are fully incorporated.

6: Add the sautéed onion and garlic mixture to the meat mixture and mix until fully combined.

7: Divide the mixture into six equal patties.

8: In the same saucepan, cook patties over medium heat to brown the outsides (about 3 minutes per side).

9: In a separate oven-safe baking dish, pour in canned tomatoes and add sugar. Stir to combine.

10: Once all patties are browned, add them into the tomato sauce and spoon sauce over the top.

11: Bake in the oven for 35 minutes.

12: At the 35-minute mark, sprinkle fresh Parmesan over each patty and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese is browned.