Italian Meatball Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Learn how to make the best Italian meatball recipe! Serve these homemade Italian meatballs for a quick weeknight dinner, or freeze them for later.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Bread Soaking5

Total Time25

Course: Appetizer or main

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: beef meatball recipe, italian meatball recipe, italian meatball recipes, meatball recipe

Servings: meatballs

Calories: 203kcal

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Preheat the oven to 400℉ degrees. In a large bowl combine ground beef, ground pork, Italian breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic powder, salt, and Italian seasoning. Mix well.
2 pounds ground beef, 1 pound ground pork, 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
Set meat mixture aside. Place 2 slices of bread onto a plate and pour milk over top. Let the bread soak up all the milk, for about 5 minutes.
2 slices white bread, 1 cup milk
After your bread has soaked up most of the milk, gently squeeze the bread until all the extra liquid is released.
Add soaked bread into the meat mixture and give it a good mix.
Tightly roll the meat mixture into 1-inch balls using your hands. Place rolled meatballs onto a baking sheet, evenly spaced apart so none of them are touching.
Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Once meatballs are done, remove them from the oven and sprinkle with sea salt to taste. Enjoy!
Sea salt

Wet your hands: Working with damp hands will prevent the beef mixture from sticking to your fingers.
Use a wire rack: Bake the meatballs on a wire rack on a large baking sheet to ensure all the fat drips down during baking.