Oven Baked Meatballs

A baking sheet filled with baked meatballs

These oven baked meatballs are easy to make and are perfect for a family-friendly meal any night of the week. Juicy and flavorful, they are great on their own, with pasta, or in a sandwich. They're also awesome for a party!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword alton brown meatballs, baked meatballs, gluten free meatballs

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Additional Time 1

Total Time 1 35

Servings

Calories 413kcal

Author Laura Bashar | Family Spice

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 lb Italian sausage spicy or sweet
5 ounces frozen spinach thawed and squeezed dry
⅔ cup bread crumbs seasoned or plain
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 large egg
2 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

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Instructions

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients thoroughly. Just use your hands to mix everything together.
When ingredients are evenly distributed and mixture is smooth, use immediately or place in refrigerator, covered for up to 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 400ºF
Form meatballs, rolling them into 1-1.5 inches in diameter and place on a baking sheet, leaving some space in between. You will make approximately 25 meatballs.
When oven is hot, bake until meatballs are browned, about 20-25 minutes.
If serving with pasta, boil pasta water while meatballs are baking.
If using marinara sauce, pour over meatballs and bake again for 5-10 minutes then serve.

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Notes

To make these gluten free, use gluten free bread crumbs or omit bread crumbs altogether.

Serving Suggestions: Serve these meatballs alone, with your choice of pasta, make meatball subs or chop and bake on top of a pizza. If serving a crowd, keep warm in a slow cooker with marinara sauce.

You can use regular pork Italian sausage or lean turkey sausage.

TO STORE: Store any leftover meatballs in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

TO FREEZE: You can also freeze these meatballs. Transfer to a resealable bag or freezer safe container and freeze for up to 4 months.

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