Baked Italian Meatballs
Delicious Baked Italian Meatballs made with ground beef, parmesan, and Italian seasoning for a flavorful dish.
Equipment
- oven
- Rimmed sheet pan
- medium bowl
- cookie scoop
Ingredients
Meatball Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 large egg
- 0.5 cup milk I use 2%
- 0.5 cup crushed crackers of choice (or breadcrumbs)
- 0.33 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 0.25 cup fined minced yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon fine salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- fresh parsley Optional for garnish
- additional Parmesan cheese Optional for garnish
- pasta sauce For serving
- cooked pasta or zucchini noodles For serving
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the beef, egg, milk, crushed crackers, Parmesan cheese, onion, Italian seasoning, garlic power, salt, and pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Form the mixture into 12 meatballs, using your hands or with a cookie scoop into about golf-ball size balls.
- Place the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165℉.
- Remove meatballs from the oven.
- Optional step: Heat pasta sauce in a skillet over medium heat. When the meatballs are done baking, transfer them to the skillet with the sauce and gently toss. Heat through then garnish with chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese. Serve over noodles or zucchini noodles.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 3meatballsCalories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 32gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 594mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g
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