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. Serve over pasta or zucchini noodles, on a long roll as a meatball hero or just on it’s own with a salad!
Meatballs Parmesan Recipe
Baked 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! So shape the 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 Baked Meatballs Parmesan every night of the week!
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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!
- 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
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Preheat oven to 400F.
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In bowl combine ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, 2 Tbs. fresh basil, garlic and kosher salt.
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Shape into 16 meatballs and arrange in single layer in 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
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In another bowl combine diced tomatoes (drained), tomato sauce and sugar. Pour over meatballs.
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Bake 35 minutes. Top with sliced fresh mozzarella and cook additional 5-10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and cheese is melted.
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Top with additional fresh basil leaves.
Susan says
May 26, 2016 at 10:11 amMy 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!
GG says
May 26, 2016 at 11:04 amYes 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!