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Meatballs
Our baked meatball recipe shows you how to whip up this delicious comfort food quickly and easily.
Original recipe: tasteofhome.com
- Yield:
- 48 servings
- Prep:
- 20 min
- Cook:
- 15 min
- Total:
- 35 min
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1-1/3 cups soft bread crumbs
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Crumble the ground beef into a large bowl. Add the eggs, onion, garlic, water, bread crumbs, Parmesan and Italian seasoning. Using your hands, combine everything but do not overwork the mixture. Editor's Tip: Don't overmix the beef mixture here! You run the risk of making tough meatballs. Instead, gently work the mixture until it’s just combined.
- Once you’re happy with the beef mixture, gently shape into 1- to 1-1/2-inch balls. Editor’s Tip: To prevent the mixture from sticking as you form your meatballs, try lightly coating your hands with just a bit of oil or water.
- Grease a wire rack, and place it in a shallow baking tray. Arrange the meatballs on the rack. Bake, uncovered, until the meat is no longer pink and an instant-read thermometer in the center of each ball reads at least 160°, 15 to 18 minutes. Editor's Tip: If you'd like, you can brown the meatballs before you bake them. This gives a bit more texture, flavor and of course, color to the meatballs.