Easy Baked Meatballs

 Easy Baked Meatballs:

Easy Baked Meatballs – These tender, flavorful baked meatballs have been a family and reader favorite for many years. Hundreds of readers have called them the best meatballs ever! Serve them with spaghetti and your favorite sauce, as an appetizer, in a meatball sandwich－or all by themselves. A perfect meal prep recipe that freezes well, too!

Ingredients

1 pound hamburger, grass-fed if desired

2 eggs, beaten with 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

1 cup panko or breadcrumbs (see notes)

1 small onion, minced or grated (1/2 a large onion)

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon salt

freshly ground pepper to taste

1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley or basil

How To Make Easy Baked Meatballs

Mix all ingredients with hands.

Form into golfball-size meatballs.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Notes

For a gluten-free option, crushed Rice Chex work beautifully.

When making a big batch, I recommend mixing all of the ingredients except the beef first. This will ensure everything is well incorporated but help prevent over-working the meat.

Tip #1: Double the batch and freeze half to serve later as mini meatloaves. Or reheat with sauce, top with cheese and make into a mean meatball sandwich. Tip #2: If you have a leftover piece of rind from the Parmesan, let it simmer in the crock pot with the marinara sauce or save for another soup recipe. This will add a great flavor boost to most any sauce or soup.

Yield: approximately 24 meatballs