These baked meatballs are tender and tasty. I also freeze these meatballs and take out how many servings I need for each meal.
If you've never baked meatballs before, you're in luck! This easy baked meatball recipe is quick, mess-free, and full of Italian flavor.
How to Bake Meatballs In the Oven
You'll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let's go over the basics:
Baked Meatballs Ingredients
These are the ingredients you'll need to make this recipe for baked meatballs:
· Bread crumbs: Buy Italian-seasoned bread crumbs at the store or make your own at home.· Cheese: This recipe calls for Romano cheese, but you can use Parmesan if what you have on hand.· Parsley: Fresh parsley adds a welcome pop of color and flavor.· Seasonings: These baked meatballs are seasoned with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.· Eggs: Whole eggs lend moisture and help bind the meatballs together so they don’t fall apart.· Beef: This classic recipe calls for ground beef, but you can use ground turkey if you’d rather.
How to Bake Meatballs
Here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade baked meatballs:
1. Mix the bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, and seasonings together.2. Stir in the water and eggs, then add the ground beef.3. Form the mixture into balls and place them on a baking sheet.4. Bake the meatballs until cooked through and evenly browned.
Tip: If serving in sauce, add baked meatballs 20 minutes before serving time.
How Long to Bake Meatballs?
In an oven preheated to 350 degrees F, these meatballs should be fully cooked through and evenly browned in about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the meatball should read at least 165 degrees F.
How to Store Baked Meatballs
Store your leftover baked meatballs in a shallow, airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
Can You Freeze Baked Meatballs?
Yes! These baked meatballs freeze well. Flash freeze the cooked meatballs on a baking sheet for a few hours or up to overnight, then transfer the frozen meatballs to a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to three months.
If you like, you can also freeze the meatballs before cooking. Cook them from-frozen on the stove whenever you want to whip up a quick dish.
Cookdap Community Tips and Praise
"I love the nice crispy brown bottom of these and won't fry meatballs again," according to ljonesma. "Everyone loved them!"
“Absolutely delicious,” says Deborah Terrill. “I didn’t have pre-seasoned bread crumbs so I used what I had in my pantry to season them. A nice flexible recipe as far as seasonings go. I love that they bake in the oven for 30 minutes — time to prepare everything else while they cook.”
“Great flavor,” says Rebecca Bosch. “These are excellent and so easy to make. This recipe will be my go to for meatballs.”
Ingredients
- 1 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
- ¼ cup grated Romano cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ cup water
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Mix bread crumbs, Romano cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder together in a large bowl; stir in water and eggs. Add ground beef and mix until well combined. Form mixture into balls and place on a nonstick baking sheet.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven cooked through and evenly browned, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
Calories 343 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat20g | 26% |
Saturated Fat8g | 39% |
Cholesterol135mg | 45% |
Sodium612mg | 27% |
Total Carbohydrate14g | 5% |
Dietary Fiber1g | 3% |
Total Sugars1g | |
Protein24g | |
Vitamin C2mg | 9% |
Calcium100mg | 8% |
Iron3mg | 18% |
Potassium213mg | 5% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: Kim
- 6 years ago
I really liked how quick and easy these meatballs were to make! A few ingredients, and you’ve got a delicious entree that you can serve as-is, with pasta, and with any sauce you want! I did use my own homemade Italian bread crumbs, and in the future, I think I’d use freshly minced garlic over garlic powder. I got 17 meatballs out of this (they were about 1 1/2″ in size). I also didn’t use the full 1/2 cup of water, because I think it would’ve been too wet with that amount. I’m not even sure it would be necessary to add in extra water at all. All-in-all though, great meatballs! Thank you!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 6 years ago
looked at this and some things missing …. use a onion and 5 cloves of garlic blend them up to a paste. Add a pound of ground pork and use parmesan reggiano If the onion will not blend add some stock till in does.. you can put the spices onion and garlic a little fry in olive oil brfore blendin if you feel like cleaning another pan no water in meatballs the onion and garlic add the moisture
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- by: Linny
- 5 years ago
This is my Mom?s basic recipe and it?s fantastic ( I did grow up eating these). I play a little with the recipe now. I sometimes use a mixture of beef, veal and pork. Sometimes I use a mixture of basil and parsley. It?s all good! I actually like them better when they aren?t in the tomato sauce. Very tasty and addictive.
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- by: Linny
- 5 years ago
This is my Mom?s basic recipe and it?s fantastic ( I did grow up eating these). I play a little with the recipe now. I sometimes use a mixture of beef, veal and pork. Sometimes I use a mixture of basil and parsley. It?s all good! I actually like them better when they aren?t in the tomato sauce. Very tasty and addictive.
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- by: Janice Ellen Wright
- 4 years ago
My teenager and I loved these meatballs! I used dried parsley in place of fresh and added some pork as other reviewers have suggested. The Italian bread crumbs and spices add a nice flavor, plus I splurged on fresh Romano, yum. Bonus for us is no “icky bits”–i.e., little pieces of onion or pepper that my son’s persnickety palate rejects. We didn’t even add sauce or manage to get them onto rolls for sandwiches, just ate them straight from the oven. 10/10 will make again!
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- by: Janice Ellen Wright
- 4 years ago
My teenager and I loved these meatballs! I used dried parsley in place of fresh and added some pork as other reviewers have suggested. The Italian bread crumbs and spices add a nice flavor, plus I splurged on fresh Romano, yum. Bonus for us is no “icky bits”–i.e., little pieces of onion or pepper that my son’s persnickety palate rejects. We didn’t even add sauce or manage to get them onto rolls for sandwiches, just ate them straight from the oven. 10/10 will make again!
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- by: Tina
- 3 years ago
We made this recipe for our vegetarian family with some fake “ground beef” (some soy-based stuff), and it worked great! The only substitution was 1/2 a minced onion in place of the onion salt. The texture was good, and the meatballs kept their shape without falling apart as usually happens with homemade veggie meatballs.
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- by: Tina
- 3 years ago
We made this recipe for our vegetarian family with some fake “ground beef” (some soy-based stuff), and it worked great! The only substitution was 1/2 a minced onion in place of the onion salt. The texture was good, and the meatballs kept their shape without falling apart as usually happens with homemade veggie meatballs.
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- by: Deborah Terrill
- 3 years ago
Absolutely delicious. I didn’t have pre-seasoned bread crumbs so used what I had in my pantry to season them, and it worked just fine. A nice flexible recipe as far as seasonings go. I love that they bake in the oven for 30 minutes – time to prepare everything else while they cook.
I think these could easily be adapted to be Swedish meatballs, with a change to the seasonings.
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- by: Ljonesma
- 3 years ago
I love the nice crispy brown bottom of these and won’t fry meatballs, again. Everyone loved them! I did substitute just a little, but still believe the basic recipe is great. I used a little dried Italian seasoning in place of the fresh parsley because I didn’t have any, and I substituted milk for the water. I used a technique learned elsewhere to add the milk to the breadcrumbs first and let them soak a minute then add the rest of the ingredients.
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- by: Ljonesma
- 3 years ago
I love the nice crispy brown bottom of these and won’t fry meatballs, again. Everyone loved them! I did substitute just a little, but still believe the basic recipe is great. I used a little dried Italian seasoning in place of the fresh parsley because I didn’t have any, and I substituted milk for the water. I used a technique learned elsewhere to add the milk to the breadcrumbs first and let them soak a minute then add the rest of the ingredients.
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- by: Skip Fazio
- 3 years ago
Great recipe! Quick and easy. Tasty and tender (melt in your mouth) Very close to my moms that she brought from northern Italy. I substituted a half pound of mild Italian sausage for a half pound of the ground beef for a little more flavor. I also put them into a pot of warm (not simmering so as not to overcook them) marinara sauce for about a half hour while preparing the rest of the meal. Our guests all thought that they were the most authentic tasting meatballs they’ve ever had. Will definitely be making these for all of our pasta nights.
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- by: Skip Fazio
- 3 years ago
Great recipe! Quick and easy. Tasty and tender (melt in your mouth) Very close to my moms that she brought from northern Italy. I substituted a half pound of mild Italian sausage for a half pound of the ground beef for a little more flavor. I also put them into a pot of warm (not simmering so as not to overcook them) marinara sauce for about a half hour while preparing the rest of the meal. Our guests all thought that they were the most authentic tasting meatballs they’ve ever had. Will definitely be making these for all of our pasta nights.
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- by: Harkless Hottie
- 3 years ago
My family loved it. I have used them 2 ways. (1) baked and served over linguini pasta topped with a nice marinara sauce. (2) I have also used them in my barley-vegetable-beef soup. In the soup, I sear them in the soup pot before temp removing them to saut? the onion, carrot, and celery that I include in my veggie mixture.
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- by: Harkless Hottie
- 3 years ago
My family loved it. I have used them 2 ways. (1) baked and served over linguini pasta topped with a nice marinara sauce. (2) I have also used them in my barley-vegetable-beef soup. In the soup, I sear them in the soup pot before temp removing them to saut? the onion, carrot, and celery that I include in my veggie mixture.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 2 years ago
I grew up with two Italian grandmother who always used1/3 ground beef, 1/3 ground pork, 1/3 ground veal, and used stale italian bread, instead a bread crumbs. I have had beef meatballs. They are not good. If you are making your own ‘gravy’, put the cooked meatballs into the gravy and let simmer.
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- by: Bob Cianci
- 2 years ago
This recipe is basically correct, but, I’m Italian, so of course, I made changes, based upon what my grandmother taught me. Use real onions chopped fine and real garlic. Use milk instead of water, and soak the bread crumbs for about ten-fifteen minutes, then forum your meatballs, which should be baked, then cooked in tomato sauce, better know as ragu, or Sunday gravy (or sauce), for at least five-seven hours. Then, you have real Italian meatballs.
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- by: Bob Cianci
- 2 years ago
This recipe is basically correct, but, I’m Italian, so of course, I made changes, based upon what my grandmother taught me. Use real onions chopped fine and real garlic. Use milk instead of water, and soak the bread crumbs for about ten-fifteen minutes, then forum your meatballs, which should be baked, then cooked in tomato sauce, better know as ragu, or Sunday gravy (or sauce), for at least five-seven hours. Then, you have real Italian meatballs.
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- by: Alison Libby
- 2 years ago
Baking meatballs is the only way to go. But I use milk, not water and real diced onions. I cook the onion in a little butter then add them to the meat mixture. Some one asked about the cooking time and 30 minutes is correct at 350 degrees. I do mine at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. If you simmer on low in sauce it will cook them a bit, but I want them fully cooked before adding to sauce.
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- by: Ken D.
- 2 years ago
Really good recipe, always comes out amazing, and a huge hit for me and my family. After a few times making these, I started tweaking the recipe a bit for my taste:
– Added 4 cloves of fresh garlic instead of the garlic powder
– Added 1 tsp. dry mustard
– Added 1 Tbls. smoked paprika (Hungarian if you can get it)I sometimes roll half the meatballs in hot Cajun seasoning if I want a bit of a zing! in them, for meatball sandwiches or subs.
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- by: Ken D.
- 2 years ago
Really good recipe, always comes out amazing, and a huge hit for me and my family. After a few times making these, I started tweaking the recipe a bit for my taste:
– Added 4 cloves of fresh garlic instead of the garlic powder
– Added 1 tsp. dry mustard
– Added 1 Tbls. smoked paprika (Hungarian if you can get it)I sometimes roll half the meatballs in hot Cajun seasoning if I want a bit of a zing! in them, for meatball sandwiches or subs.
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- by: Gtc
- 1 year ago
Ok, I made adjustments. I know that’s wrong. I added garlic and onion. I also had italian seasoning but didn’t think it would make enough flavor on it’s own without using the entire jar. So I also included a packet of Italian Dressing. Other than that I did what the receipe said. They came out a little crisp on the outside, but tender inside. I am still baking the rest of the batch. Can’t wait to have it with pasta this week after the flavors get through.
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- by: Gtc
- 1 year ago
Ok, I made adjustments. I know that’s wrong. I added garlic and onion. I also had italian seasoning but didn’t think it would make enough flavor on it’s own without using the entire jar. So I also included a packet of Italian Dressing. Other than that I did what the receipe said. They came out a little crisp on the outside, but tender inside. I am still baking the rest of the batch. Can’t wait to have it with pasta this week after the flavors get through.
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