Best Meatloaf Meatballs Recipes

OLD FASHIONED MEATLOAF MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat; add celery, carrot and onion, and sauté 7 minutes or just until tender.
• Stir together celery mixture, ground beef, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Shape into 2" meatballs using an ice cream scoop. Place the meatballs in a foil lined baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Stir together 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar, chili sauce, 1 tablespoon ketchup and red pepper flakes until blended; pour evenly over meatballs, and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until no longer pink in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MEATLOAF SURPRISE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line broiler pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix beef, bread crumbs, 1/3 cup of the ketchup, the parsley, onion, salt, pepper and egg. Shape meat mixture into 32 (1 1/4-inch) meatballs, placing 1 potato nugget in center of each. Place meatballs in pan.
• Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
• In large serving bowl, mix remaining 2/3 cup ketchup and the brown sugar. Add hot cooked meatballs, tossing to coat completely. Serve immediately.

KOBE BEEF MEATLOAF AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Add the onions, garlic, herbs and salt and pepper to a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the mixture is soft and aromatic.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl add the eggs, mustard, milk and tomato paste. Stir in the bread crumbs mix well.
• Add the sauteed aromatics, and the beef and combine well. Form the mixture into 9-ounce football shapes and arrange on a parchment lined sheet pan. Wrap each meat loaf with strip of applewood bacon and liberally coat each loaf with ketchup. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes... do not let burn! They are ready when the internal temperature registers 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Transfer to serving plates or platters and serve.
• To make meatballs, omit the bacon and use a 2 ounce scoop to form the meatballs. Bake in the same manner as the meatloaf.

MEATLOAF MEATBALLS WITH HORSERADISH MASH AND GRAVY

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a saute pan over medium to medium-high heat; melt the butter. Add the onion, celery and garlic; season with salt, pepper and thyme. Cook to tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Deglaze with the sherry or wine; cool.
• Soak the bread in milk while the veggies cool.
• Place the meat in mixing bowl; season with salt and pepper. Squeeze the liquid out of the bread and crumble into the bowl. Add the cooked vegetables, parsley, Worcestershire, mustard and eggs; combine to mix but do not overwork.
• Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and roll the meat into 24 balls. Spray with cooking spray and roast about 15 to 18 minutes until lightly crispy and golden and cooked through. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat, covered, in a preheated 375-degree F oven with a splash of water or they will stick in the bottom of the dish. Once meatballs are hot, uncover and crisp up for 5 minutes.
• For the mash: Fill a pot halfway with cold water. Peel and add the potatoes as they are chopped or, if you peeled up the potatoes ahead, place in a pot and fill with fresh water. Add enough water to cover the potatoes, then cover the pot and place over high heat to bring to a boil. Once the water boils, remove the lid, salt the water and cook, uncovered, at a low boil until tender to fork. Drain and return to hot pot. Mash the potatoes with the sour cream and cream, a liberal dose of pepper, horseradish and chives; salt to your taste. If you wish to make the potatoes ahead of time and hold them for a couple of hours, place an inch of water in a large pot and bring to boil, then reduce heat to low and place a smaller pot, filled with the potatoes, into simmering water and cover that pot.
• For the gravy: Melt the butter in saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour and bring to a bubble; whisk in the stock and Worcestershire, season with pepper and thicken. Temper the egg yolk by lightly beating a ladle of gravy into it, then whisk into the sauce. Cool and store; reheat over medium heat, adding a little more stock, if necessary, to loosen.
• Serve in shallow bowls. Spoon in enough potatoes to gently mound up in a bowl, then arrange a few meatballs in the center of the mound. Ladle gravy down over top and garnish with parsley.

MIXTURE FOR MEATBALLS, MEATLOAF OR BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread, eggs, cheese, parsley and onion and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• For meatballs: Form mixture into golf size balls and brown in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until well browned. Add to your favorite spaghetti sauce and simmer until meatballs are completely cooked through, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• For meatloaf: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Add 3 tablespoons ketchup to mixture, mix well, form into a loaf and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 75 to 90 minutes.
• For burgers: Add 3 to 4 tablespoons steak sauce to mixture, mix well and form into patties. Saute in a large skillet over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or to desired doneness.

MEATLOAF OR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl mix all the meatloaf ingredients. Take off the jewelry and get your hands into it
• 2. Spray an oblong shallow pan with non stick cooking spray, shape the mixture into a loaf and center in pan leaving plenty of room all around. Do not use a loaf pan
• 3. Mix sauce in a cup or small bowl and pour over meatloaf
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. When you smell it... check it. Meatloaf is done when you can see the hot sizzle of the sauce creating a dark circle. Don't let it turn black.
• 5. To make meatballs instead of meatloaf, substitute plain bread crumbs for rolled oats. Do not make any topping. Roll mixture into small balls and place on a baking sheet Bake at 350 for 15 minutes Remove from oven and drain off grease. Place meatballs a large pan of your favorite sauce

SAVORY ITALIAN MEATBALLS OR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Wash your hands.
• Form your ground beef into a tube on a large cutting board. Cut a slice down the middle of the tube forming a pocket along it's length.
• Remove the Italian Sausage (optional) from casing and place it into the pocket, then sprinkle all other ingredients over it (except the Spaghetti Sauce).
• Knead your ground beef tube with your hands until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
• Form your meatballs rolling them with the palms of your hands.
• If you are making meatloaf instead of meatballs, form your meatloaf tightly and bake it on a broiler pan (so the grease will drain through the holes) at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, pour your favorite Spaghetti Sauce over your meatloaf. When the meatloaf is done, it is ready to serve.
• Place your meatballs on tin foil in a large roasting pan. Roast at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. This recipe makes about 50 meatballs. You may need to use 2 roasting pans depending on your pan size. Remove from oven when done.
• Pour your sauce (I always use Paul Newman's Sockarooni Sauce) into a crockpot until it is about 1/2 full. Add your meatballs and cover with a bit more sauce. Freeze any extra meatballs or set them aside in your fridge for a second serving later.
• Set your crockpot on high. Your meatballs will be ready to serve in about 1 hour.
• Try to keep the crowd back once word spreads about the juicy Italian flavor. Whatver else is happening at your party, a line will always be formed in front of your meatballs.

GRANDMA BEV'S MEATLOAF/MEATBALLS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• I find it easiest and more to my taste to just toss the onion and green pepper in my little mini food processor(or chopper) because I don't like huge chunks of onion or green pepper.
• Mix everything together - except the ketchup.
• For the meatballs form into balls should make approximately 12 meatballs.
• Put into pan.
• Just before baking add the ketchup to the top, making sure to spread it all over.
• Bake for about an hour or until done. The ketchup turns a very dark red color, and doesn't look liquidy at all; that's when I usually know it's done.

DINER MEATLOAF AND MEATBALLS MIXTURE

Steps:

• Combine onion, saltine crackers, salt, pepper, egg and milk.
• Add ground beef and mix to combine.
• At this point, you can shape into loaves, wrap in plastic wrap, place in freezer bag and freeze for later use.
• If using for meatballs, spread mixture out on plastic wrap in a flat square; put in freezer bag and freeze. I use defrost level in microwave to defrost 1 lb ground beef.
• For meatloaf, we simply pour a layer of ketchup over the loaf and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• For meatballs, shape into desired size; brown in fry pan with 1 tablespoon oil. Add meatballs to tomato/spaghetti sauce or chili sauce with grape jelly sauce.
• Variation: Feel free to add garlic powder or minced garlic and/or Parmesan cheese.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS (OR MEATLOAF)

Steps:

• 1. For Swedish Meatballs: 1. In a large bowl mix eggs, 2 TBSP milk, worcestershire, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, seasoning salt, and pepper until well blended. 2. Add ground beef and mix gently to coat all of the meat. 3. Add bread crumbs and mix gently again to incorporate. (I hand mix) 4. Form into 2" balls and place in an electric skillet heated to 250-300. They should brown easily when dropped in. 5. Using a soft spatula, turn the meatballs until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. 6. In a separate bowl, mix all four soups, plus 1 C milk until blended. 7. Pour over meatballs, using soft spatula to mix the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet into the sauce. 8. Turn heat to low, cover skillet and simmer for 20 minutes to an hour. 9. Boil egg noodles according to package instructions. 10. Serve meatballs over noodles with plenty of buttered french bread for dipping.
• 2. Meatloaf: 1. Same as steps 1-3 above. 2. Place meat mixture into a medium sized loaf pan. 3. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. 4. If desired, top with zesty ketchup sauce: - Mix 3 Tbsp Brown Sugar, 1/4 C ketchup, 2 TBSP mustard, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Spread over the top of the meatlof for the last 10 minutes of baking.

OH MEATBALLS!, OH MEATLOAF!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Place ground beef into a large bowl and sprinkle with soy sauce, spreading around the meat. Turn meat over to coat.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly using your hands. Start by keeping hands open wide, then close down as you reach into meat, squishing and turning with your wrists. Continue till mixed well until meat is 'stringy' (this is non-traditional as most chef's tell you not to overmix).
• MEATBALLS: Shape into small 1" balls and place on a baking sheet 1/2" apart. Bake for about 15 minutes or until cooked through.
• MEATLOAF: Place meatloaf into a loaf pan or 8x8 baking dish. Pour ketchup over top. Bake for 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

CHRISTY'S MEATBALLS OR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and shape into 1-inch balls. Fry until brown in the oil and butter. Drain off the grease and place meatballs on paper towels.
• Place meatballs in a 2-qt. baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• For a meatloaf, mix the meat and form into a loaf in a baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with the sauce. Return to the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the sauce looks bubbly.

HEALTHY MEATLOAF & MEATBALLS WITH GRAVY OAMC

Steps:

• Position oven racks near the center of the oven to allow room for the two pans.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Line 2 jelly roll pans (low-sided baking pans) with foil; spray with a cooking oil spray, such as Pam.
• In a large bowl, combine the meats, eggs, soup mix, breadcrumbs and milk. Make sure it's very well mixed - you don't want to see streaks of turkey or beef. A stand mixer with a paddle blade on low speed makes quick work of it.
• At this point, you can form the meat mixture into one meatloaf and meatballs as I do, or all meatballs or two meatloaves as you wish. Meatloaf should be formed directly on a jelly roll pan. Shape it into an oval about 3" high. Please don't use a loaf pan. Cooking it in a loaf pan will result in a steamed texture. Cooking it in an open pan will allow a nice brown crust to form.
• Spray top and sides of meatloaf with Pam.
• Put meatloaf into the oven and REDUCE oven temperature to 375°F Bake 45 - 60 minutes. Test for doneness with thermometer - 160°F.
• Remember, this contains poultry, it MUST be well done. When done, remove to a platter, slice and serve with gravy. To freeze, slice, allow to cool and wrap individual slices airtight. Thaw before re-heating.
• While the meatloaf starts cooking, form the rest of the meat mixture into 1" meatballs. A small ice cream style scoop works well and makes uniform sized balls. Place the balls on a jelly roll pan. Spray meatballs with Pam and bake 30 - 40 minutes, turning after 20 minutes. Test for doneness (160F). Freeze meatballs on the pan, after they are frozen, remove to a ziptop freezer bag.
• To serve, combine gravy ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add frozen meatballs and simmer for 7-10 minutes, then drain and add to gravy. Good with noodles.

MEATLOAF MEATBALLS WITH HORSERADISH MASH AND GRAVY

Steps:

• For the meatballs, preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Heat a sauté pan over medium to medium-high heat; melt butter. Add onions, celery and garlic; season with salt, pepper and thyme. Cook to tender, 7-8 minutes. Deglaze with sherry or wine, let cool
• Soak bread in milk while veggies cool
• Place meat in a mixing bowl, season with salt and pepper. Squeeze liquid out of bread and crumble the bread into the bowl. Add cooked vegetables, parsley, Worcestershire, mustard and eggs, combine to mix but do not overwork
• Place a piece of parchment on a baking sheet and roll meat into 18 balls. Spray them with cooking spray and roast about 15-18 minutes until lightly crispy and golden, and cooked through
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat covered, in a preheated 375ºF oven with a splash of water in the bottom of the dish. Once meatballs are hot, uncover and let them crisp up for 5 minutes.
• For the Mash, fill a pot half way with cold water, peel and add potatoes as they are chopped or, if you peeled up the potatoes ahead place in a pot and fill with fresh water. (You can make the potatoes the night you serve or peel up the potatoes ahead of time and store them in fridge covered in water.) Add enough water to cover the potatoes then cover the pot and place over high heat to bring to a boil. Once water boils, remove the lid and salt the water and cook uncovered at low boil until tender to fork. Drain and return to hot pot. Mash the potatoes with sour cream and cream, a liberal dose of pepper, horseradish and chives, and salt to your taste. If you wish to make the potatoes ahead of service time and hold them for a couple of hours, place an inch of water in a large pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and place a smaller pot filled with the potatoes into simmering water and cover that pot.
• For the gravy, melt butter in saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour, bring to a bubble, whisk in stock and Worcestershire, season with black pepper and thicken. Temper egg yolk by lightly beating a ladle of gravy into it then whisk into sauce. Cool and store, and reheat over medium heat, adding a little more stock if necessary to loosen
• In shallow bowls, spoon in enough potatoes to gently mound up then arrange a few meatballs in the center of the mound, ladle gravy down over top and garnish with parsley.

ZUCCHINI MASTER MIX FOR- MEATBALLS, BURGERS, MEATLOAF !

Steps:

• In a very large bowl (a roast pan will work too), put in onions and zucchini you prepared. Tilt the bowl by placing a folded towel under the end where the veggies are at. Add the eggs to the zucchini liquid. Beat together well. Add the spices and garlic, beat together and stir in the bread crumbs (the bread crumbs will soak up the liquid and be thick) Mix the veggies in well. (Depending on size and thickness of bread slices, you may need to add more bread). This should be about the same thickness as the meats.
• Add the two meats in and knead with your hands to blend all together well. Let this sit for five minutes.
• BURGERS: Form 14 of the size patties you like. Either cook on the outdoor grill or in a skillet. Make them into burgers on a bun the way you like them, or make Salisbury Steaks of them by making a thick gravy to go over them and serve with mashed potatoes and veggies.
• Place patties on metal baking sheet. Freeze.
• When totally frozen, place the patties into zipper bags with wax paper between the patties. Place back into the freezer until ready to use them.
• MEATLOAF: Form into a loaf shape and bake in a 8x8 or 9x9 inch pan (be sure to leave room all the way around the "loaf" for fat drippings). Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 45 minutes or until done to your liking. Cool and Freeze until needed. Or if serving right away, During the last 15 minutes of baking, drain the oil from the pan and pour either a large can of tomato soup or a large can of spaghetti sauce over the top of the meatloaf and return it to oven to finish baking. Serve with mashed potatoes and corn.
• *** You can make many recipes using this meat mixture. *** Sometimes when I am in a hurry, I just freeze the raw mixture in zipper bags for future use.

GROUND BEEF MIX (FOR MEATLOAF AND MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients.
• Add ground beef and mix well.
• Divide meat mixture in half.
• For meatloaf: Shape half the meat mixture into 3 loaves and place in a large high sided baking dish.
• Don't allow the loaves to touch while baking.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Cool, wrap in heavy duty foil, label and freeze.
• To serve, thaw loaves and bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• For meatballs: Shape into meatballs, using cookie scoop if available.
• Place on broiler pan so fat can drain while cooking.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Divide into meal size portions.
• Freeze in single layer on cookie sheets until individually frozen.
• Then freeze meal size portions in bags.
• Add any of your favourite seasonings, herbs etc., to your taste. (We like Italian seasoning and I usually add some cayenne pepper).

MIXTURE FOR MEATBALLS, MEATLOAF OR BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread, eggs, cheese, parsley and onion and season with salt and pepper to taste. For meatballs: Form mixture into golf size balls and brown in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until well browned. Add to your favorite spaghetti sauce and simmer until meatballs are completely cooked through, about 15 to 20 minutes. For meatloaf: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Add 3 tablespoons ketchup to mixture, mix well, form into a loaf and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 75 to 90 minutes. For burgers: Add 3 to 4 tablespoons steak sauce to mixture, mix well and form into patties. Saute in a large skillet over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or to desired doneness.

TURKEY MEATLOAF MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Reserve 1/4 cup ketchup for later use. Mix remaining ketchup with all remaining ingredients just until blended.
• Shape into 16 (1-1/4-inch) meatballs.
• Place on parchment-covered rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min. or until done (165°F), brushing with reserved ketchup after 10 min.

MEATBALLS, MEATLOAF, FRICADELLEN

Steps:

• In mixing bowl combine all ingredients.
• For meatballs: In a non-stick fry pan,(heat pan on medium high for 3-4 minutes).
• Coat the bottom with olive oil(a non stick spray will work).
• Form medium sized meatballs,.
• Brown on all sides.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or finish cooking in a pot of spaghetti sauce.
• For meatloaf:.
• Preheat oven 350°F.
• Fill a loaf pan and bake (covered with aluminum foil) for 45 minutes.
• Cut into 8 slices (drain any grease) top with of BBQ.sauce or sauce of your choice.
• Cook uncovered for an additional 15 minutes.
• For Fricadellen:.
• Form into 5 hamburger patties. fry in hot non-stick fry pan on both sides add 1 can of beef gravy, simmer for 15-20 minutes, turning patties once.

MEATLOAF MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prehead oven to 375 degrees (F).
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (I prefer to use my stand up mixer).
• Form into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan or glass baking dish.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Enjoy your meatloaf.
• Cut the leftovers up into one inch cubes and place in a pot of your favorite tomato sauce.
• Refridgerate overnight.
• Cook your "meatloaf meatballs" on low heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours and serve over pasta.