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Oven Baked Meatballs Parmesan

April 26, 2016 by GG 7 Comments

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Baked Meatballs Parmesan, an easy homemade meatball recipe that's cheesy and saucy, will warm you up at dinner tonight! Just shape our homemade beef mixture into meatballs, smother with sauce and let them bake themselves in the oven. #meatballs #homemademeatballs #meatballsparmesan #easyrecipe #dinner #ovenbakedmeatballs #casserole #swirlsofflavor
meatbals with cheese and sauce in baking dish with text overlay
baked meatballs with fresh basil and cheese and text overlay

Oven Baked Meatballs Parmesan, an easy homemade meatball recipe that’s cheesy and saucy, will warm you up at dinner tonight! Just shape our seasoned ground beef mixture into meatballs, smother with sauce and let them bake themselves in the oven. Serve over pasta or zucchini noodles, on a long roll as a meatball hero or just on it’s own with a salad!

Oven Baked Meatballs Parmesan, in baking dish

Oven Baked Meatballs Recipe

Meatballs Parmesan is a cheesy, saucy, beefy and versatile dish. Make it one night and serve on long rolls as a Meatball Parmesan Hero.

Next time serve over a bowl of pasta or zucchini noodles.

Another evening just serve them with a salad and garlic bread and call it dinner!

Just shape the ground beef meatballs, smother them with sauce and let them bake themselves in the oven.

Not only is this a versatile recipe, you’ll have time to kick up your feet while it cooks itself.

So darn easy you’ll want to make this simple baked meatballs with parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs recipe every night of the week!

And if you love your meatballs with spaghetti you’ll want to try our One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs.  It’s an easy recipe that cooks pasta and homemade meatballs together in a delicious tomato sauce all in one skillet.

uncooked meatballs on wooden surface

How to make oven baked meatballs

  1. Preheat your oven to 400F.
  2. Combine ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs. 2 Tbs. fresh basil, garlic and kosher salt in a bowl.
  3. Shape meatball mixture into 16 meatballs.
  4. In a 1 1/2-quart baking dish, arrange meatballs in a single layer.
  5. Combine diced tomatoes (drained), tomato sauce and sugar in another bowl and pour sauce over the meatballs.
  6. Bake meatballs for 35 minutes.
  7. Arrange sliced fresh mozzarella on top of meatballs.
  8. Cook another 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and the meatballs are cooked through.
  9. Garnish with additional fresh basil leaves. 

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

  • Make with ground turkey
  • Spice it up and use diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • Use your favorite jarred marinara sauce

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Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

  • ground beef
  • egg
  • seasoned breadcrumbs
  • Parmesan cheese
  • fresh basil
  • garlic
  • kosher salt
  • diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano
  • tomato sauce
  • sugar
  • fresh mozzarella

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Baked Meatballs Parmesan, an easy homemade meatball recipe that's cheesy and saucy, will warm you up for dinner tonight! Just shape our homemade beef mixture into meatballs, smother with sauce and let them bake themselves in the oven. #meatballs #homemademeatballs #meatballsparmesan #easyrecipe #dinner #ovenbakedmeatballs #casserole #swirlsofflavor
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Baked Meatballs Parmesan
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

Baked Meatballs Parmesan is a cheesy, saucy, beefy recipe that will warm you up tonight! Serve over pasta or zucchini noodles, on a long roll as a meatball hero or just on it's own with a salad! 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: baked meatballs parmesan, meatballs parmesan
Servings: 4
Calories: 578 kcal
Author: Gwynn Galvin
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh basil + additional basil leaves for garnish
  • 1 clove garlic , minced
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano , drained
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 8 slices fresh mozzarella , 8 ounces
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. In bowl combine ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, 2 Tbs. fresh basil, garlic and kosher salt.
  3. Shape into 16 meatballs and arrange in single layer in a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.

  4. In another bowl combine diced tomatoes (drained), tomato sauce and sugar. Pour over meatballs.
  5. Bake 35 minutes.

  6. Top with sliced fresh mozzarella and cook additional 5-10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and cheese is melted.

  7. Top with additional fresh basil leaves.
Recipe Notes

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips:

  • Make recipe with ground turkey
  • Make recipe with ground chicken
Nutrition Facts
Baked Meatballs Parmesan
Amount Per Serving
Calories 578 Calories from Fat 360
% Daily Value*
Fat 40g62%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Cholesterol 174mg58%
Sodium 1015mg44%
Potassium 409mg12%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 39g78%
Vitamin A 596IU12%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 432mg43%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
First Published: April 25, 2016… Last Updated: January 22, 2021

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Comments

  1. Susan says

    May 26, 2016 at 10:11 am

    My mouth is watering! I assume the Parmesan goes into the meatball mixture? I love really simple recipes like this one – they’re the best. Thanks for sharing this and for the serving suggestions!

  2. GG says

    May 26, 2016 at 11:04 am

    Yes Susan! Thank you for bringing that to my attention! I have corrected the recipe. I hope you enjoy the recipe. I’d love to know how it turns out!

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