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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In an oven safe skillet, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, onion and garlic.
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Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until tender.
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Drain onions and garlic onto a paper towel and squeeze out any oil.
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Place in a medium bowl to cool.
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Once onions and garlic are cool, in the same bowl, add ground beef, bread crumbs, egg substitute, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, ricotta cheese and Parmesan cheese.
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With your hand, mix until combined.
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Carefully form into a large meatball.
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Do not form it into a tight ball, just a nice loose ball.
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In the same skillet as you used for the onions and garlic, add remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and place meatball in pan.
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Brown each side of the meatball.
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I used a spatula to turn the meatball over to brown all sides.
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If the meatball starts to fall apart, gently form it back into a ball.
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If it is sticking to the pain, add a bit more olive oil.
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Once meatball is browned on all sides, take meatball out and clean the skillet.
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Add a little bit of the marinara sauce to the skillet and place the meatball in the center of skillet and pour the remaining marinara sauce over the meatball.
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Slowly bring to a boil.
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Once the sauce is boiling, place the skillet into the oven and bake for 60-70 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
