Italian Baked Meatballs
Perfectly seasoned and easy to make, these meatballs cook up quickly in the oven. Serve as meatball sliders, with pasta, or with your favorite side dish. Everyone loves homemade meatballs and this will become one of your favorite go-to meatball recipes. Make extras, they freeze beautifully!
These meatballs are perfect served just as they are, but they're also wonderful served in a spaghetti sauce over pasta or even a delicious cream sauce. However you like to enjoy them, starting with a delicious meatball is essential. These traditional Italian meatballs are full of flavor with a fine texture that pairs well with any sauce or dish!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 lb ground bulk sausage
- 1 lb ground round
- 10 oz frozen spinach, thawed, drained and chopped
- 1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 cup fine Italian bread crumbs, divided
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Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the ground pork, bulk sausage, ground round, chopped spinach, Parmesan cheese, eggs, spices, and 1/2 cup of the Italian bread crumbs. Thoroughly combine all ingredients, using your hands to ensure it's well mixed.
- Chill overnight or for several hours to let the flavors blend.
Preheat oven to 400° F.
- When you're ready to make the meatballs, place the remaining 1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs in a small bowl. Arrange mini muffin pans on a sheet pan to make moving them in and out of the oven easier.
- Roll meat mixture into approximately 40 meatballs, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Gently roll the meatballs in the bread crumbs and place in mini muffin tins.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until meatballs are cooked through and have turned a nice golden brown.
