In a bowl combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, paprika, garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Mix to combine.

Using a medium cookie scooper or by eye, form 12 equal meatballs.

In a sautee pan, heat two tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.

Once hot add your meat balls to the pan and slightly brown on each side, rotating them as they cook. About one minute per side. This should take about 3-5 minutes. (Note that you don’t not have to cook the meatball all the way through, we will simmer them in the sauce which will finish cooking them.)

Once lightly browned on each side, remove from the pan and set aside. Leave the oil in the pan thats left behind and use that too cook your diced onions and garlic, about 3 minutes.

Once your garlic and onions are cooked, add the can of crushed tomatoes, parsley, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.

At this point, add the meatballs into the sauce and bring the sauce to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the temperature to bring it to a simmer, cover the pan, and allow it to cook for 10 minutes.

Dress with parsley. Serve and enjoy!