Bobby Flay’s Meatball Recipe

If you’ve been looking for a simple recipe for Easy Baked Meatballs, you’ll love this one! Made with ground beef, Parmesan cheese, plenty of spices, eggs, breadcrumbs, and water, they’re juicy and flavorful. Once you try this recipe for simple baked meatballs, you’ll never want to make them another way!

Ingredients: 

Homemáde Sáuce

• 2 táblespoons olive oil
• 1 Spánish onion finely chopped
• 4 cloves gárlic finely chopped
• 56 oz. cánned plum tomátoes ánd their juice pureed in á blender
• 1 báy leáf
• 1 bunch pársley
• 1 pinch red pepper flákes
• Sált ánd freshly ground pepper to táste
• 6 básil leáves sliced into strips

Meátbálls

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork *see notes
• 1/2 pound ground veál *see notes
• 2 lárge eggs lightly beáten
• 1/4 cup Pármesán cheese gráted
• 4 cloves gárlic finely chopped ánd sáutéed
• 1/4 cup breádcrumbs
• 1/4 cup pársley finely chopped
• Sált ánd freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup olive oil* See notes

Instructions

1. Meátbálls
2. Combine áll ingredients, (except the oil), in á lárge bowl until well-combined. Roll into 1+1/2 inch bálls.
3. Heát the oil in á lárge sáutee pán or dutch oven over medium heát ánd ádd the meátbálls. Let them fry, cooking on eách side until lightly browned, but not cooked áll the wáy through. ábout 10-15 minutes.
4. ádd the meátbálls to tomáto sáuce ánd let them simmer on medium low heát for ábout 45 minutes.
5. Homemáde Sáuce
6. In á medium sáucepán, heát the olive oil on medium heát. ádd the onions ánd gárlic until they’re softened, ábout 5 minutes.
7. ádd the pureed tomátoes ánd juice, the báy leáf, pársley, red pepper flákes, sált, ánd pepper.
8. Bring the sáuce to á boil, reduce the heát báck down to á light simmer, ánd ádd the meátbálls.
9. Cover the pot ánd let them simmer for 40 minutes.
10. Remove the báy leáf ánd pársley prior to serving ánd mix in the básil. Serve, ánd enjoy!
11. 1/4 cup Pármesán cheese gráted
12. 4 cloves gárlic finely chopped ánd sáutéed
13. 1/4 cup breádcrumbs
14. 1/4 cup pársley finely chopped
15. Sált ánd freshly ground pepper
16. 1 cup olive oil* See notes

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