Best Savory Meatballs Recipes

STARR'S SAVORY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix together the ground beef, onion, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, eggs, garlic, oregano, basil, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until just combined. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions, then roll each of those portions into 4 meatballs. Arrange the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes.

SAVORY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 2-in. balls. In a large skillet, brown meatballs in batches in oil over medium-high heat. , Place in a 2-qt. baking dish. Combine soup and water; pour over meatballs. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in meatballs reads 160°.

SAVORY ITALIAN MEATBALLS OR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Wash your hands.
• Form your ground beef into a tube on a large cutting board. Cut a slice down the middle of the tube forming a pocket along it's length.
• Remove the Italian Sausage (optional) from casing and place it into the pocket, then sprinkle all other ingredients over it (except the Spaghetti Sauce).
• Knead your ground beef tube with your hands until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
• Form your meatballs rolling them with the palms of your hands.
• If you are making meatloaf instead of meatballs, form your meatloaf tightly and bake it on a broiler pan (so the grease will drain through the holes) at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, pour your favorite Spaghetti Sauce over your meatloaf. When the meatloaf is done, it is ready to serve.
• Place your meatballs on tin foil in a large roasting pan. Roast at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. This recipe makes about 50 meatballs. You may need to use 2 roasting pans depending on your pan size. Remove from oven when done.
• Pour your sauce (I always use Paul Newman's Sockarooni Sauce) into a crockpot until it is about 1/2 full. Add your meatballs and cover with a bit more sauce. Freeze any extra meatballs or set them aside in your fridge for a second serving later.
• Set your crockpot on high. Your meatballs will be ready to serve in about 1 hour.
• Try to keep the crowd back once word spreads about the juicy Italian flavor. Whatver else is happening at your party, a line will always be formed in front of your meatballs.

SAVORY TURKEY-RICOTTA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine ground turkey breast with the other ingredients in a bowl and then shape mixture into about 18 meatballs.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add meatballs, and brown on all sides.
• Remove from skillet; transfer to a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and bake for 15 minutes or until done.
• To freeze: Follow cooking directions, then allow meatballs to cool to room temperature.
• Place on a baking sheet, making sure they don't touch one another, and place in the freezer for an hour.
• Next, transfer hardened meatballs to an airtight container, and store in the freezer.
• Thaw meatballs in the refrigerator, then bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or untinl heated.

SWEET & SAVORY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place meatballs in Crockpot (or slow cooker).
• Mix remaining ingredients very well, and add to Crockpot.
• Simmer on low for 2 hours. Stir after 2 hours.

SWEET & SAVORY WAIKIKI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into balls.
• Melt shortening in large skillet; brown and cook meatballs. Remove meatballs; keep warm. Pour fat from skillet.
• Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in reserved pineapple syrup, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth.
• Pour into skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute, then add: meatballs, pineapple tidbits, green pepper, and cherries; heat through.

SAVORY TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH TANGY MUSTARD DIP

Steps:

• Place torn bread in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. Transfer bread crumbs to a large bowl and add milk; set aside until bread is completely soaked.
• Place onion, red bell pepper, and garlic in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped; stir into bread mixture. Add turkey, egg, parsley, 1 tablespoon mustard, salt, and pepper to bread crumb mixture and mix well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Shape turkey mixture into 1-inch balls; arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and cooked through, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Let meatballs stand for 5 minutes.
• Mix yogurt, mayonnaise, and 4 teaspoons mustard together in a bowl; serve alongside meatballs.

PATSY'S SAVORY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly and form into 2½-inch meatballs.
• Preheat olive oil in skillet to 350 degrees (oil should cover half the meatball when frying).
• Fry meatballs in olive oil, 2 minutes on each side.
• Take out of oil.
• Place the meatballs in simmering tomato sauce and cook another 10-15 minutes.

HEALTHY AND SAVORY TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 20 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix ground turkey, ground sausage, crackers, eggs, soy milk, onion, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and garlic salt together in a bowl. Fill each muffin cup 3/4-full with turkey mixture.
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar blend, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl until smooth; spoon over each muffin cup; top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

SAVORY SWEET-AND-SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discarding remaining juice or save for another use). Set the juice and pineapple aside. In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 40 meatballs., In a nonstick skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. Cut green peppers into chunks. Add broth, peppers and reserved pineapple to meatballs. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the vinegar, soy sauce and reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Add to meatball mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

MEATBALLS .... SAVORY MEATBALLS IN GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the ground beef, onion, Salt TO TASTE, pepper, nutmeg and eggs. Shape into 2 inch balls and roll in the flour. Brown on all sides in the butter of a skillet.
• Add 11/2 cups of the bouillon and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Mix 1/4 cup flour with the remaining 1/2 cup bouillon, stirring until smooth.
• Stir into the mixture and stirring gently until thick. Remove the bay leaf and serve hot.

SAVORY ASIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix beef, onion, basil leaves, soy sauce, vinegar, beaten egg, salt & pepper in medium size mixing bowl. Form meatballs with 1 tbsp size scoops and place on lightly oiled sheeetpan. Bake about 20 minutes. Spoon meatballs into serving bowl and allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• 2. Plum Sauce: Place preserves, soy sauce, hot sauce, rice vinegar, and brown sugar into small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir the contents often to help the brown sugar to dissolve and the preservatives to liquify. Allow sauce to go just to a soft boil, lower heat, and continue heating for about 10 minutes so it reduces slightly. Remove from heat and allow to cool at least 10 minutes.
• 3. When sauce has slightly cooled, pour 1/2 of the sauce over the meatballs and gently mix well. Add more sauce if needed or reserve for future use.

PENNE WITH SAVORY TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1) Heat 2 tbsp. butter in large skillet over medium-high heat and begin to saute mushrooms. 2) Meanwhile, combine the turkey, parmesan, 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs, grated onion, basil, garlic, pine nuts, salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well. Mix in eggs. 3) Form the turkey mixture into 20-22 2-inch round balls and lightly roll each in the remaining bread crumbs. 4) Remove mushrooms from skillet and add olive oil. Cook meatballs in two small batches until brown on all sides (about 5 minutes per batch). Add additional oil if neccessary. Remove the meatballs from the skillet and keep warm. 5) Add wine to the skillet and scrape all the browned bits from the bottom. Add the cooked pasta, the mushrooms and the meatballs back into the skillet, reduce the heat and simmer for 3-5 more minutes to warm thoroughly. Serve with grated parmesan.

SWEET AND SAVORY MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Defrost meatballs by microwaving for 2-3 minutes. Mix Pepper and Onion Relish and the Raspberry Chipotle Grilling sauce in crockpot. Heat for 5 minutes while stirring. Add the meatballs and warm for 30 minutes, adding a Tbsp. of water as needed to keep the sauce fluid. Serve and enjoy.

EASY SAVORY RAVIOLI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain tomatoes, reserving 2 Tbsp. liquid. Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, cook mushrooms in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 4 to 5 min. or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs, tomatoes and reserved liquid; stir. Cook 4 to 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Cook gravy in saucepan on medium heat 3 to 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta; place in large bowl. Add meatball mixture; mix lightly. Drizzle with gravy.

POLISH SMOKED MEATBALLS WITH SAVORY KRAUT

Steps:

• Combine meatball ingredients until smooth, then chill.
• Saute the onion, celery and juniper berries in the oil until tender. Stir in the kraut, salt, pepper, apple juice, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 60-90 minutes or until most all of the liquid has cooked away. Keep warm.
• Form meat mixture into meatballs, using wet hands. Grill meatballs (you can place on soaked skewers if you like)(I like grilling them on an oiled fine-mesh grate) over hot coals or broil or bake until cooked through. Serve meatballs with kraut.