Best Italian Mini Meatballs Recipes

ITALIAN MINI MEATBALLS

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I make these up ahead of time and freeze. I can then use in recipes as needed. They are delicious and easy.

Provided by Chris from Kansas

Categories Meat

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage
1/2 lb ground beef
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In medium bowl, combine all ingredients; shape into 3/4 inch balls.
Place meatballs in 15X10 inch jelly roll pan.
Bake 20 minutes or until brown.

MINI MEATBALLS - ITALIAN

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Meatballs are always a hit. You can serve them as an appetizer with dip or as a main dish with pasta, rice or in soup! Naturally The grated carrot keeps these lean meatballs juicy and gets your kids (and picky adults!) to eat veggies without even knowing it. This is a recipe from the Canadian beef industry. Enjoy!

Provided by Nif_H

Categories Meat

Time 35m

Yield 30 meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/3 cup carrot, finely grated
1/3 cup onion, shredded
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons pizza sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
pizza sauce
spaghetti sauce

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F Line a baking sheet with nonstick foil or lightly oiled tin foil.
Lightly combine all ingredients, except for dipping sauce. Roll into approximately thirty 1" balls.
Bake meatballs on baking tray for 15 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 160°F.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 38.6, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 16.1, Sodium 72.8, Carbohydrate 1.9, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.3, Protein 3.5

MINI ITALIAN MEATBALLS

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These are cute and quite tasty. The recipe makes about 80 meatballs so I freeze some for a quick meal. I have used marinara sauce, sweet and sour sauce and a cream of mushroom sauce and they all taste great. It's great just to pull them out of the freezer unthaw and warm up pour your sauce over and you have meat for dinner or a...

Provided by barbara lentz

Categories Meat Appetizers

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 small onions diced
4 Tbsp olive oil divided
6 clove garlic minced
1/2 lb each ground beef, ground pork, and ground veal
1/4 c chicken stock
3 Tbsp fresh rosemary minced
1 Tbsp fresh basil minced
1 c grated parmesan
1/2 c italian bread crumbs
3 large eggs
1 Tbsp salt

Steps:

1. Add 2 tbsp. olive oil to saute pan. Saute onions and garlic until soft.
2. Mix all ingredients together and shape into mini balls.
3. Work in batches brown meatballs in the remaining 2 tbsp. oil. Transfer to cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 to 15 minutes. Until insides are done.
4. Serve as appetizer on toothpicks. or with favorite sauce of choice

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