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oven baked homemade meatballs

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Recipe by
Rose Mary Mogan
@cookinginillinois
Sauk Village, IL

I made these Italian Inspired Meat Balls especially to satisfy my husband. I had purchased the Italian Sausage reduced, and decided to add the spices that I thought would elevate the flavor of the meat Balls. To save time I baked them in the oven, they turned out great. I made them much larger than most to appease my husbands healthy hearty appetite. This recipe made 40 delicious meat Balls. One or 2 meat Balls would be enough for the average appetite. But like my husband you may be tempted to eat a lot more. Freeze the extra's to use later or use as Swedish Meat Balls.

yield serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For oven baked homemade meatballs

  • 21/2 lb
    ground chuck
  • 1 lb
    bob evans italian sausage, or good quality italian sausage
  • 3 lg
    eggs room temperature
  • 4 slice
    whole wheat bread(processed into crumbs)
  • 3/4-1 c
    half & half or regular milk
  • 4 clove
    garlic,minced
  • 1/2 tsp
    thyme, dried
  • 3 Tbsp
    chopped chive
  • 2 tsp
    cumin
  • 2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    steak seasoning
  • 2 tsp
    ground fennel
  • 1 c
    grated parmesan cheese

How To Make oven baked homemade meatballs

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. I used half of this family size ground beef in addition to the Italian Sausage.
  • 2
    These are the spices that i chose to use, but you may use what ever you prefer. I had 4 sliced of bread ends and processed it in the food processor.
  • 3
    Add both Italian and ground beef to a large bowl, then add in the chopped onions & garlic, bread crumbs, eggs, Italian Sausage, and Parmesan cheese, spices and milk.
  • 4
    Blend together, your hands are the best tools to mix this together. May need a bit extra milk if meat Balls are too dry.
  • 5
    Shape into desired size meat Balls then bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven for about 1 hour. Add to pasta sauce or freeze some for later.
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