Cook dinner at home with this classic meatball dish from celebrity chef [Video]

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Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, well-known from a variety of Food Network shows as well as his restaurants and cookbooks, has shared a favorite meatball dish with Fox News Digital as a tasty and healthy option for making at home for family weeknight dinners.

“It smells so delicious and there’s nothing better than smell for a real memory of food,” he said of this dinner choice.

“It’s a great weeknight dinner idea, as it can be made in large batches and frozen,” said the chef and restaurateur, who splits his time between Florida and New York. He is a host of “The Kitchen,” as well as a star judge on “Chopped.”

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