These meatballs are the perfect compliment to a pasta dish, poured on top of Spaghetti Squash, or served along-side Italian Bread.
Homemade Italian Meatballs
In Italy, meatballs are called Polpette. They are made by combining a mix of beef and pork, spices, and binders such as eggs and breadcrumbs. These binders help the meatballs hold their form and add to their texture. The herbs add the perfect amount of flavor to complement the Marinara Sauce. And the best part? They’re easy!! Why we love them:
Simple. These meatballs have a quick prep! Tasty. This classic Italian meatball recipe is flavorful and delicious! Perfect pairing. Serve with your favorite pasta for a tasty bite-full for one delicious dinner! For the whole family. Italian meatballs make for a hearty skillet of home-cooked comfort food making it a go-to Family Dinner Idea.
Meatball Ingredients
plain bread crumbs – or use Italian seasoned bread crumbs and omit the added Italian seasoning. beef broth olive oil onion powder ground beef – For tender and flavorful meatballs, I recommend using 80/20 or 85/15 ground beef. ground pork – adjust the taste using mild or spicy Italian sausage. large eggs fresh parsley cloves garlic – minced and crushed garlic salt (with parsley flakes) ground black pepper – to taste Italian seasoning parmesan cheese grated Rao’s Marinara Sauce – or your favorite brand. You can also make your own Marinara Sauce.
How to Make Italian Meatballs
SERVING + Storing Tips
Serving suggestions. One of the most popular ways to eat homemade Italian meatballs is over spaghetti.
All beef: Omit the pork sausage and double the ground beef to make an all-beef meatball. Add veal: Substitute some of the beef with veal. Ground turkey: For a very lean meatball use ground turkey to make Italian flavored Turkey Meatballs.
Once scooped, roll them or toss them from hand to hand to smooth out the round shape. Adding a bit of olive oil to your hands will help them not stick so much.
Tube pasta works well since they hold the sauce and makes it easy to get a forkful of noodle with each bite of meatball. Serve it over Mashed Potatoes, Rice, or zucchini noodles. Eat them on a toasted sub roll and covered with mozzarella cheese for a homemade meatball sub sandwich.
Store raw. Form the recipe for Italian meatballs and store them covered in the refrigerator for 1-2 days or in a freezer Ziploc for 1-2 months. Store cooked. Store cooked meatballs in an airtight container alone or with the sauce for up to 3 days in the fridge or freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw before reheating. Recipe Video
