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Easy Oven Baked Meatballs

Here's a no-mess method of making juicy meatballs in your oven.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword baked meatballs, convection baked meatballs, oven baked meatballs
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Servings 30 Meatballs
Calories 35kcal
Author Joe Boyle

Ingredients

  • 8 oz ground beef 85% lean
  • 8 oz ground pork
  • 1/2 medium size yellow onion, diced fine
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup Italian parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup unseasoned panko bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp. milk,
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese or Romano
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
  • non-stick cooking spray (PAM)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F (190° C) or 350°F (175° C) if convection baking, with the rack at the middle position.
  • Mix the Panko breadcrumbs with the milk in a small bowl and allow the crumbs to absorb the liquid as you prepare the remaining ingredients.
  • Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl using your hands to blend.
  • Use a cookie scoop to divide equal portions of the meat mixture and place them on parchment paper or other suitable surface. Oil your hands slightly with olive oil and roll the meat into balls with the palm of your hand. You can also measure out equal portions with a kitchen scale if you don't have a scoop.
  • Line a 13" by 18" sheet pan with foil or parchment. Place a rack in the pan and spray with cooking oil like Pam. Place the meatballs on the rack and lightly spray them with cooking oil.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until done. Check the internal temperature of the meat with an instant-read thermometer. It should register 155 ℉ (68° C).
  • If desired, for additional browning on the meatballs, set your oven to broil about 3 minutes before the meatballs are done. Place the pan of meatballs approximately 4" from the broiler element. Watch closely for your desired amount of browning (1 to 2 minutes), and remove from oven.
  • Serve as desired.

Notes

  1. I used a #50 cookie scoop (about 1-1/4 tablespoons) which made 30 meatballs.  The nutrition information is for 1 meatball of that size.
  2. I baked mine for 15 minutes with the convection function set at 350°F, then placed them under the broiler for 2 minutes.
  3. If you are in doubt about the meatballs being cooked through, it is better to remove them early so as not to over-cook them. They will continue to cook slightly while resting.

Nutrition

Calories: 35kcal