Go Back

Meatballs - Baked

This is the quick version of meatballs - no frying. Mash together and bake in the oven. Easy. Because we don't always have 2 hours to make meatballs...but we always want them.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Mains
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • ¼ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 cloves diced garlic can replace with ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp dried parsley
  • ½ tsp dried basil
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp salt I recommend Kosher salt but any salt will do
  • 1 pinch white pepper less than ¼ teaspoon. If you do not have white pepper, black pepper is also great
  • ⅛- ¼ cup grated Romano cheese depends on how much you like cheese

Equipment

  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • 1 Non-Stick, Food Safe Baking Mat in the absence of a silicone baking mat, grease the bottom of the baking sheet with, oil, butter or cooking spray.
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 chef's knife and cutting board a food processor can be used in place

Method
 

  1. preheat oven to 400°F
  2. dice onion and garlic. If you have a food processor, this can be used to finely dices the onion and garlic together for a more even distribution of the the onion and garlic.
  3. place ground beef in mixing bowl. Add onion, garlic, panko bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, basil, salt, white pepper, and Romano cheese
  4. mix with hands. Roll out into individual balls, roughly 1¼-1½ inches in diameter. Try to make them as uniform as you can so they all bake at a similar rate
  5. place on middle rack in oven until baked - 15-20 minutes or until brown. See picture.
    Note: if you are adding to pasta, this is a great time to get your water boiling and your pasta sauce ready - pasta and sauce can be store-bought!
  6. You now have fast, flavorful meatballs for spaghetti, meatball subs, pizza, soup, you name it! You can also eat them by themselves....