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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.

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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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