ITALIAN MEATBALLS OVEN RECIPES

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ITALIAN BAKED MEATBALLS RECIPE - OLIVEMAGAZINE



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Try our indulgent Italian bake with juicy beef meatballs in passata sauce and a melting mozzarella topping. Serve this family favourite straight from the oven and watch everyone dig in

Provided by Sarah Cook

Total Time 1 hours 45 minutes

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 onions, diced
olive oil
5 cloves garlic, crushed
3 bay leaves
400g tin chopped tomatoes
600ml passata
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
500g pack beef mince
125g fresh breadcrumbs
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 egg
250g grated mozzarella, buy a large block
100g mascarpone
a drizzle olive oil
a few leaves fresh oregano (optional)
crusty bread or pasta or rice

Steps:

  • Put the onions and 2 tbsp oil in your biggest frying pan, and fry gently until softened. Add the garlic, then increase the heat and fry for a few minutes. Scoop half the softened onions from the pan into a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the bay leaves, tomatoes, passata, purée, brown sugar and red wine vinegar to the frying pan, and bring to a simmer. Bubble for 20 minutes until the sauce has reduced and thickened, and the surface is glistening. Season.
  • When the reserved onions have cooled, add the beef mince, breadcrumbs, fennel seeds, oregano and egg with plenty of seasoning. Mix everything with your hands really well, then shape into 20 meatballs. Heat 1tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan and brown the meatballs in batches, adding more oil as you need – the meatballs should be almost cooked through. Cool. Mix 200g of the grated mozzarella with the mascarpone and a little salt.
  • When everything has cooled to room temperature, combine the meatballs and tomato sauce in a big baking dish. Blob over the cheesy mascarpone, and scatter over the remaining mozzarella. Freeze now.
  • Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cover the dish tightly with an extra layer of foil and bake for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a further 30-45 minutes, until the meatballs are piping hot and cooked through, and the cheesy top is golden and bubbling. Let the dish cool for 5 minutes, then add a drizzle of olive oil and a scatter of fresh oregano, if you like, before spooning straight from the dish. Serve with crusty bread, pasta or rice.
  • *Freezing notes: Open-freeze in the baking dish until solid, but don’t leave it for too long, then cover with a layer of foil, then clingfilm to keep airtight (use clingfilm on its own and you risk taking off the cheesy topping when you remove it), or freeze in individual baking dishes in the same way. The day before you want to bake them, transfer the frozen dish to the fridge. When defrosted, finish the dish as above.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 617 calories, FatContent 39.2 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 18.3 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 32.2 grams carbohydrates, FiberContent 4 grams fiber, ProteinContent 31.9 grams protein, SodiumContent 1.2 milligram of sodium

BAKED ITALIAN MEATBALLS RECIPE - FOOD.COM



Baked Italian Meatballs Recipe - Food.com image

These are really tasty and I love that they are baked in the oven rather than pan-fried. I found this recipe in Cooking light originally and have made them several times with great success. They freeze well after cooking - I just thaw them and add them to simmering sauce for a great spaghetti dinner on busy nights.

Total Time 35 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 30 meatballs, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped (a must - dried will not do in this)
1/4 cup unseasoned tomato sauce
1 teaspoon mustard powder
3/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon low sodium salt, to taste
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
2 cloves garlic, minced,more to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Spray a broiler pan with broiling rack well with nonstick spray (I line the bottom part with foil and then spray).
  • Combine all ingredients well.
  • Form into 30 meatballs using a 1 1/2" diameter scoop (or use your hands).
  • Set on sprayed broiler rack in prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.
  • Add these meatballs to your favorite sauce and serve over pasta or in a hoagie roll with sauce& cheese to make a great sandwich.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.8, FatContent 13.2, SaturatedFatContent 5.5, CholesterolContent 77.5, SodiumContent 370.1, CarbohydrateContent 8.2, FiberContent 0.8, SugarContent 1.1, ProteinContent 26.1

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Try our indulgent Italian bake with juicy beef meatballs in passata sauce and a melting mozzarella topping. Serve this family favourite straight from the oven and watch everyone dig in
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