What Are Meatballs and How Can I Use Them?
Meatballs is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 24 recipes to get you started.
| In Chinese: | 肉丸 | |
| British (UK) term: | Meatballs | |
| en français: | boulettes de viande | |
| en español: | las albóndigas |
Recipes using meatballs
There are 24 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Easy Meatballs in Sauce
Easy meatballs simmered in a quick tangy tomato sauce of puree, onion, vinegar, and oregano, then spooned over rice or pasta. A simple stovetop dinner that comes together in under an hour.
Meatball Sub Sandwich
Why go to Subway when you can make your meatball sub sandwich in the convenience of your kitchen!
Easy Spaghetti & Meatballs
Easy spaghetti and meatballs in a from-scratch herb tomato sauce: crushed tomatoes simmered with oregano, basil, and marjoram, then the meatballs simmer right in the sauce. Classic comfort food over spaghetti.
Cranberry Meatballs
Cranberry meatballs glazed in a sweet-tangy sauce of melted cranberry, chile sauce, brown sugar, and lemon. A three-ingredient glaze, dumped in the slow cooker, and they're party-ready.
Crockpot Sweet & Spicy Meatballs
Super easy sweet and slightly spicy meatballs using your slow cooker.
Crockpot Wild Rice Meatball Chili
A slow cooker chili that uses wild rice meatballs (store-bought to save time), black beans along with traditional chili seasonings.
Crockpot Swedish Meatballs
Time saver Swedish meatballs in a creamy sauce that you can turn into a meal with some mashed potatoes or rice.
Crockpot Sauerbraten Meatballs
German style sauerbraten in the form of meatballs for your slow cooker.
Crockpot Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Easy holiday cranberry sweet and sour meatballs for your slow cooker.
Harvest-Time Meatballs
Harvest-time meatballs simmered with zucchini, mushrooms, and tomato wedges under a blanket of Parmesan. A one-skillet take on end-of-summer garden produce and pantry meatballs.
Saucy Meatballs
Saucy meatballs simmered in a creamy cream-of-chicken and sour cream sauce with a whisper of nutmeg. Retro stovetop comfort food ready over noodles or rice.
Spaghetti Sauce of Three Meats
Italian spaghetti sauce with three meats: beef, pork, and chicken simmered in tomato paste and Italian tomatoes with meatballs. A slow-cooked Sunday gravy that freezes well.
Polpettonne
Polpettone Italian stuffed meat steaks sandwich ham and melted mozzarella between two herbed beef-and-veal patties, breaded crisp, then baked under tomato sauce and more cheese. The Italian-American answer to chicken cordon bleu.
Favourite Cozy Meatball Stew
One-pot meatball stew with browned meatballs, carrots, celery, potatoes, and tomato in a savory beef broth. Cozy old-fashioned dinner that comes together in an hour.
Sauerbraten Meatballs
Sauerbraten meatballs: cooked beef meatballs simmered in a tangy-sweet German-style gravy thickened with crushed gingersnaps. A 30-minute weeknight riff on the slow-braised classic.
Serves 100
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Pepper Beef Balls
Pepper beef balls simmer tender meatballs in a glossy soy-ginger sauce with green peppers, onion, and tomato, thickened to coat. A pepper-steak twist in meatball form, served over rice.
Meatball Stew with Dumplings
Homey meatball stew with cream of celery soup, peas, potatoes, and fluffy Bisquick egg or parsley dumplings dropped on top. Midwestern comfort food one-pot dinner.
Hungarian Meatballs
Hungarian meatballs simmer in a paprika-rich onion and red wine sauce, fragrant with caraway and marjoram, then thickened into a glossy gravy. Spoon over buttered noodles or boiled potatoes for a cozy main.
Make-Ahead Spaghetti & Meatball Casserole
Make-ahead spaghetti and meatball casserole assembled the night before with uncooked pasta, jarred sauce, and frozen meatballs. Refrigerate overnight, bake, and serve.
Jimmy's Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Stovetop sweet and sour meatballs glazed in tangy pineapple sauce with crisp-tender green peppers in just 40 minutes.
