Easy Baked Italian Meatballs Without Sauce

Perfect in Texture and Flavor. Easy Baked Italian Meatballs are perfect for your favorite spaghetti sauce.

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings meatballs

Calories 62kcal

Peel and dice onion and garlic. In a medium bowl, slightly beat the eggs, milk and buttermilk together.
In a large bowl add all ingredients and mix well with your hands. Using the palms of your hands, form into golf ball sized balls. About 15 gentle rolls will form a meatball.
Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
This is a meatball recipe dense enough to hold up in a long simmer in your favorite Italian sauce, like this Rustic Marinara Sauce. Simmer in sauce for at least 30 minutes and serve with spaghetti noodles.

Use your hands to mix the ingredients together. The light touch of your hands is a perfect tool for this job. Using a spoon will crush ingredients together rather than combine, and you risk mashing the ingredients into a paste. Full pieces of ground meat should be visible for a perfectly textured meatball.
Roll the meat into balls: Again, use your hands. Grab a chunk of the mixed meat mixture and using the palms of your hands roll into a golf ball sized meatball. About 15 gentle rolls will form a good solid meatball.
Italian Seasonings: If you want to substitute fresh herbs for the dried mix, please know the ratio rule of thumb: One tablespoon fresh herbs to one teaspoon of dried herbs. This recipe calls for two tablespoons dried herbs. There are three teaspoons in a tablespoon, so you will use a total of 6 tablespoons of chopped fresh herbs.

Nutrition facts are for 1 meatball