Baked Italian Meatballs

4.93 from 14 votes

Everybody loves a good meatball! These delicious, moist ones may get eaten before they ever make it atop spaghetti or a sub sandwich. You’ll want to make this baked version of meatballs again and again.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: baked meatballs, freezer meal, Italian meatballs, meatballs

Servings: servings (about 20 1-1/2 inch meatballs)

Calories: 346kcal

Author: Rachel Tiemeyer

Equipment

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef This is where we get our favorite grass-fed ground beef.
1/2 cup whole wheat Panko breadcrumbs or sub gluten-free breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese or sub more breadcrumbs
1 large egg beaten
2 tablespoons milk your choice
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
Combine: Using clean hands, gently combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
Roll: Use a medium dough scooper or a spoon to scoop and then roll about 1 1/2 inch meatballs. Line up meatballs on the sheet pan, leaving room between each.
Bake: Bake for about 20 minutes or until no longer pink inside (160°F internal temperature).
Serve: (Optional) Serve with warm Marinara Sauce on the side for dipping, over spaghetti with marinara, or on a Meatball Sub.

Video

Notes

Gluten-Free Version: Use almond meal or gluten-free bread crumbs in place of the whole wheat bread crumbs. (Tip: I make my own bread crumbs by toasted gluten-free bread and then tosses pieces into my high-powered blender or food processor. Blend until they are fairly fine bread crumbs.)

Dairy-Free Version: Use more bread crumbs in place of the Parmesan cheese, plus add 1/4 teaspoon more of salt.

Where We Get Our Beef: We get our beef from ButcherBox. The beef is grass-fed and curated from trusted farms. We highly recommend this service to source healthy meat–like uncured bacon, chicken, and wild salmon–and have used it for years ourselves.

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