Baked Meatballs
This tasty Baked Meatballs recipe is jam-packed with garlic and herbs. It's baked until browned for the ultimate meatball recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/3 loaf of bread
- 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- ½ cup peeled small diced yellow onion
- 2 finely minced garlic cloves
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon dry basil
- coarse salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Remove the crust on the bread and tear it or cut it into small pieces. Discard the crust, or you can dry them out for breadcrumbs for another recipe.
- Add them to the bowl along with the beef, eggs, breadcrumbs, cheese parsley, basil, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Mix everything to combine. Fry a small piece in a small amount of oil to test it to ensure it is properly seasoned.
- Form 12 equally-sized meatballs.
- Place them on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the top of each meatball, about 1 to 2 teaspoons each.
- Bake them on a middle rack in the oven at 425° for 20 to 25 minutes or until browned and cooked throughout.
- Serve them with an optional garnish of minced fresh parsley.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make these up to two days ahead for freshness.
How to Store: Cover and keep them in the refrigerator for 4 days. Freeze them covered for up to 6 months. Thaw them in the fridge for one day before reheating.
How to Reheat: Add the meatballs to a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake them in the oven on a middle rack at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until hot.
This size of the bread is about 4 to 5 inches long.
Substitute the onion for 1 ½ teaspoons of onion granules or powder. Also, swap the fresh garlic for 1 ½ teaspoons of garlic granules or powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 29gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 171mgSodium: 420mgPotassium: 426mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 412IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 219mgIron: 4mg