Try these quick-and-easy and straightforward to make oven baked meatballs. With just a few minutes, you'll have an entire pan of these oven baked meatballs that are completely cooked and ready to serve either on their own or tossed into the sauce over spaghetti.
Oven baked meatballs are incredibly flavorful and retain their juiciness even after being baked. Every bite is bursting with flavor, thanks to the garlic, carrot, celery, and Worcestershire sauce. The flavors of the greatest meatballs are preserved by baking them in a hot oven until they are soft and browned.
These oven baked meatballs are best served at dinner for the whole family to dig in. A long tiring day at work or school always deserves a wonderful dinner to share with the entire family. And it just so happens that these tasty baked meatballs will surely complete the table in the evening with their delightful taste.
This recipe highlights the significant taste of ground beef that has been seasoned with the most generic yet the best seasonings out there, like salt and black pepper. Garlic and onion also enhance the whole flavor of the dish, and Worcestershire sauce and milk make the whole recipe ten times better. Follow the step-by-step instructions in this recipe to have the best meatballs you could ever make.
The Ancient European History of Meatballs
Ground beef wrapped into a small ball, occasionally with additional ingredients such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and salt, is what a meatball is. Meatballs can be prepared in various ways, including frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are many different varieties of meatballs that may be made with multiple sorts of meats and seasonings.
The Italian equivalent of meatballs is called polpettes. Polpettes, best known in Italy, are smaller than their American counterparts—especially in the Abruzzo region, where polpettines are as little as marbles—and are often served as an appetizer.
Polpettes are typically served as the main dish of a meal. They are not typically served with pasta or tomato sauce, but instead are served plain or in a light broth soup. The meat used to make the polpette varies greatly depending on the region's offerings, ranging from turkey to fish, among other things.
In the old Roman empire, the Polpettes can trace their origins back to their family name. Several types of meatballs are included in Apicius. A compilation of recipes believed to have been composed in the 4th or 5th centuries covers anything from cuttlefish to chicken.
Why Does This oven-baked meatballs Recipe Works?
Meatball is a dish that you may prepare in various ways, which may or may not result in different tastes and textures. It is really up to you which recipe for meatballs you will use out of all the recipes that exist in cookbooks and on the internet. However, this particular recipe is a must-try because of the following reason:
- Ingredients are easy to find and are not costly.
- The step-by-step process for the whole preparation is simple and easy to follow.
- There are many ways you can serve this dish, either with sauce, pasta, or alone.
- Children and adults will surely love this dish.
- This is a healthy version of meatballs made with lots of vegetables.
- Trick the children by hiding veggies in these meatballs.
What's in This Easy oven-baked meatballs Recipe?
Ground Beef. Because ground beef often has a higher fat content than other cuts of meat, the meat will be softer and juicier. It is the fat that gives ground beef its taste. Removing it or draining it will result in beef that is chewier to eat as a result.
Eggs. It is necessary to incorporate eggs into the meatball mixture to bind the beef, breadcrumbs, and seasonings together. In the absence of this ingredient, the meatballs may come out dry and cracked, with chunks flaking off, or the ground beef may feel hard to the touch when eating.
Plain Bread Crumbs. The breadcrumbs are essential in this recipe because they prevent the meatballs from being overcooked and dry. As the meatball cooks, the breadcrumbs absorb the fluids from the beef, which are then trapped within the meatball, consequently making the meatball more flavorful.
Carrot. Carrot may not be as sweet as one may expect, but it adds brightness to the flavor of the meatball by adding just the right amount of sweetness.
Garlic. Garlic helps in enhancing the tastes that each ingredient has.
Celery. Celery has a flavor that is both mild and robust at the same time, giving it a distinctive taste perfect for the oven baked meatballs.
Onion. Add onion to improve the taste of the oven baked meatballs.
Seasonings. Season the meatball with salt and black pepper. Salt helps in balancing the flavor of the dish, while black pepper adds spice.
Worcestershire Sauce. The addition of sauce allows for a brighter mixture with more savory notes to the dish.
Milk. A small amount of milk can help your meatballs retain their moisture, making the texture less dry and more delightful.
How to Make the Best Oven Baked Meatballs without Sauce?
- Preheat the oven to 200 C and line a baking sheet with parchment pepper.
- In the food processor, add carrot, garlic, celery and onion. Beat until a soft mixture forms.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine minced beef, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, milk and the minced veggies.
- Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture and roll between your hands, forming a ball.
- Repeat forming bolls, transfer the meatballs to a baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs 20-25 minutes until they are fully cooked or reach an internal temperature of 75 C.
Top Tips!
- After rolling your meatballs, refrigerate them for a half-hour before cooking them. As a result, the meatballs cook more evenly and are more substantial.
- Don't overwork the mixture lest you make a lumpy mass of meatballs.
Recipe Variations
- Adding cheese helps bind the meatballs when cooked. In addition to keeping the meatballs moist during cooking, Ricotta is the best choice out there.
- Use different ground meats for the best flavor.
Serving Suggestion
Serve your oven baked meatballs on top of your saucy spaghetti. You could never go wrong with pasta to meatball combo. You can also serve these meatballs with mashed potatoes or French fries.
Recipe FAQs
It is possible to refrigerate leftover meatballs, which will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 days. Meatballs that have been cooked can also be frozen.
Take the meatballs out of the fridge and let the coldness of the meatballs seep out for about 20 minutes. When the meatballs are not so cold, reheat them in the microwave for 30 seconds or in the oven for 5-10 minutes.
More Beef Recipes
Oven Baked Meatballs (No Sauce)
Ingredients
- 500 g ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 carrot
- 1 stalk celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 onion
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ⅓ cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 C and line a baking sheet with parchment pepper.
- In the food processor, add carrot, garlic, celery and onion. Beat until a soft mixture forms.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine minced beef, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, milk and the minced veggies.
- Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture and roll between your hands, forming a ball.
- Repeat forming bolls, transfer the meatballs to a baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs 20-25 minutes until they are fully cooked or reach an internal temperature of 75 C.
Notes
- After rolling your meatballs, refrigerate them for a half-hour before cooking them. As a result, the meatballs cook more evenly and are more substantial.
- Don't overwork the mixture lest you make a lumpy mass of meatballs.
Variations
- Adding cheese helps bind the meatballs when cooked. In addition to keeping the meatballs moist during cooking, Ricotta is the best choice out there.
- Use different ground meats for the best flavor.
Nutrition
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Clair
These meatballs are so flavourful and healthy. I love making them for my kids from time to time.