This recipe for sweet and sour meatballs is one example of how you can whip up something tasty with minimal effort in no time flat simply by starting with some...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Meatballs
Delicious little balls of meat made from beef, pork, or a combination of meats. Meatballs can be baked, fried, or broiled. They can be served alone, with pasta and sauce such as the famous "spaghetti with meatballs", in gravy or white sauce, and even on sandwiches! Meatballs can be made ahead and frozen for later use. Don't have time to make them from scratch? No problem, we have recipes using pre-made or frozen meatballs too.
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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Make Ahead and Freeze Oven Meatballs
Make ahead today for a last minute dinner idea later or keep on hand to use in another recipe.
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Meatballs In A Beefy Onion Sauce
A savory dinner made easy with a crock pot. Using frozen cooked meatballs, beef gravy, garlic, and onion soup mix, this dish is perfect for serving over...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Tapas Meatballs With Orange Glaze
Bite-sized meatballs are stuffed with feta cheese and served with a spicy jalapeno-orange glaze.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Classic Meatballs & Gravy
Meatballs and tomato sauce stole the spotlight away from meatballs and gravy. There's nothing like mashed potatoes topped with meatballs, though, so go with this no-frills...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Easy Slow Cooker Beer And Ketchup Meatballs
Simply seasoned meatballs are simmered in a beer and ketchup sauce in the crock pot until tender and saucy.
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Bacon Wrapped Meatballs
Simple homemade meatballs are shrouded in bacon to make... a super meatball.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Mexican Meatballs
Looking for a recipe that is easy to prepare but with tons of flavor? These zesty Mexican meatballs in a rich vegetable sauce are delicious over rice or pasta.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Panang Loog Chin Nua (Thai Meatballs Panang Curry)
A tasty Thai recipe made with ground beef, coconut milk, red curry paste, peanut butter, fish sauce, sugar, and basil.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs
These glazed meatballs will be a hit at your next cocktail party. A cup of bourbon for the barbecue glaze already has you breaking out the good stuff, so why not...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Applesauce Meatballs
Looking for tender meatballs? Applesauce is the secret ingredient that keeps these meatballs soft. Simmering them in the tangy sauce gives them extra flavor.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Asian Turkey Meatballs With Bok Choy
Homemade ground turkey meatballs are served with stir fried with bok choy, onion, garlic, and celery, in an oyster sauce, soy sauce, and chicken broth sauce.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Meatballs In Marsala Sauce
Tender beef meatballs are simmered in a marsala wine and herb pasta sauce and served over spaghetti pasta.
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Cheesy Meatball Pie
Made with eggs, milk, biscuit baking mix, Cheddar cheese, frozen meatballs, frozen sweet peas, pepper, salt, refrigerated shredded hash brown potatoes
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Danish Meatballs With Dill Sauce
Made with ground pork, salt, black pepper, eggs, onions, heavy cream, bread crumbs, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chinese Meatballs
Tender Asian-style meatballs made with a combination of pork and shrimp and served with steamed napa cabbage
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Basil Meatballs In Tomato Sauce
Made with onion, ground sirloin, quick-cooking oats, dried oregano, fresh basil, egg white, Romano cheese, flour, olive oil, crushed tomatoes
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Slow Cooker Pizza Meatballs
Mozzarella stuffed meatballs are slow-cooked in a tasty tomato sauce. Serve as an appetizer or entree.
Method: oven, crock pot
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Oven Turkey Meatballs
Meatballs are made with ground turkey, spinach, and onion and simmered in a garden-style spaghetti sauce.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cheesy Fajita Meatballs
Jazz up boring meatballs! These are made with ground beef that is mixed with fajita seasoning mix, egg, green onion, garlic, and colby jack cheese.
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Ginger Meatball Stir-Fry
Tender meatballs made from ground turkey or chicken are stir fried with shiitake mushrooms and baby bok choy in a flavorful hoisin sauce mixture and served over jasmine rice.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Guinness Meatballs
Made with bread crumbs, egg, onion, green bell pepper, salt, dried thyme, dried marjoram, ground beef, Bloody Mary mix
Method: oven, stovetop, crock pot
Time: 1-2 hours
Buffalo Wing Meatballs
Made with celery, ground chicken, ground beef, bread, eggs, blue cheese, buffalo wing sauce
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Meatballs
Meatballs for the holidays? Why not. These cranberry glazed, sweet and savory meatballs will make a great addition to your Christmas spread, or on toothpicks as a festive holiday...
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Mediterranean Stuffed Meat Balls
Made with milk, garlic, fresh oregano, egg, ground cloves, lemon, crushed red pepper flakes, kosher salt, black pepper, bocconcini
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Sweet And Sour Meatballs Over Rice
Browned meatballs are slow cooked in a sweet and sour sauce with pineapple and green pepper and served over cooked rice.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Low-Carb Swedish Meatballs
Low-carb flour is all you need to turn Swedish meatballs into a keto friendly, low-carb sensation. And the simmer in dill sour cream makes these meatballs absolutely...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Korean Meatballs
Korean meatballs are a delicious and easy way to get your Asian food fix. These little meaty balls of goodness are perfect for a party or a quick and tasty weeknight meal.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Meatballs With Sweet Orange Chipotle Sauce
Tender meatballs are served with a slow cooked sauce made with tomatoes, chipotle peppers, and orange zest.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Spicy Porcupine Meatballs
Classic porcupine meatballs (ground beef mixed with rice) baked in a spicy tomato-based sauce.
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Veal Meatballs
Made with black pepper, salt, ground veal, bread crumbs, egg, Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Meatballs In Smoked Paprika Tomato Sauce
The recipe looks like a lot of work but it really isn't. Follow the recommendation for letting the meatballs sit in the sauce overnight for the tastiest...
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Wild Hawaiian Cocktail Meatballs
Get a little wild with these tasty appetizer meatballs. Lean ground chicken is mixed with cooked wild rice, to form tender meatballs.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Meatballs In Red Wine Gravy
This dish is a fantastic way to show off your culinary skills and impress your guests. Tender meatballs are served in a red wine gravy, which adds incredible depth of...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Slow Cooker Barbecue Meatballs
This dish marries tender meatballs with a flavorful barbecue sauce. The best part? The oven does the initial cooking, then your crockpot steps in to let those flavors...
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Meatballs In Red Wine Sauce
What a symphony of flavors. Deliciously moist meatballs made with ground sirloin are complemented by notes of fresh basil in a mushroom wine sauce over noodles.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Turkey Meatballs And Peppers
Made with very tasty and tender turkey meatballs made from scratch, bell peppers, tomatoes, and penne pasta.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Turkey Meatballs with Quick and Chunky Tomato Sauce
Made with dried thyme, ground ginger, salt, pepper, olive oil, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, dried oregano, dried basil
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Herbed Lamb Meatballs
Made with non-stick cooking spray, garlic, ground lamb, bread crumbs, feta cheese, fresh parsley, dried mint flakes, salt, black pepper
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Turkey Spinach Meatballs
When you're craving spaghetti but also want something a little more redeeming, these spinach-packed turkey meatballs provide an outstanding option.
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Thai Turkey Bites
Made with red curry paste, water, brown sugar, lime or lemon juice, cucumber, onion, red or green bell pepper, ground turkey, fish or soy sauce
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Meatball And Potato Hash
Made with garlic pepper, Dijon mustard, milk, frozen hash browns, frozen meatballs, green bell pepper, onion, cream cheese
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Catalina Meatballs
Made with freezer meatballs, onion, olive oil, Catalina salad dressing
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Turkey Swedish Meatballs
Made with fresh parsley, sour cream, black pepper, salt, ground allspice, ground turkey breast, olive oil, chicken broth
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Afghan Kofta (Meatballs)
Made with salt and pepper, ground beef, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, ground coriander
Method: outdoor grill
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker German Meat Balls
Made with ground beef, ground pork, onion, bread crumbs, salt, black pepper, ground nutmeg, eggs, beef broth, water
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
1960s Swedish Meatballs
Made with garlic, kosher salt, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, ground beef, ground pork, ground veal or lamb
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Meatball & Potato Casserole
Made with water, cream of mushroom soup, ground beef, green onions, garlic/herb seasoning, salt, black pepper, egg, evaporated milk, cheese scalloped potatoes
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Egyptian Meatballs
Made with ground beef or sirloin, onion, garlic, parsley, fresh dill, cumin, allspice, salt and pepper, clarified butter
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Meatballs With Green-Peppercorn Sauce
Made with port, beef stock or chicken stock, heavy cream, butter, green peppercorns, coarse salt, white bread, whole milk, ground veal
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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