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Our 34 Best Meatball Recipes

By Food & Wine Updated October 31, 2019
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From juicy slow-cooker meatballs to tender glazed cocktail meatballs, here are some of our favorite recipes to make year-round.
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Beef-Ricotta Meatballs with Braised Beet Greens

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The secret to these luscious meatballs is using ground beef that has a fairly high fat content and mixing it with fresh ricotta, milk-soaked bread and aromatic seasonings like fennel and lemon zest.

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Slow Cooker Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

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These meatballs are served in a bowl, but they are equally delicious with spaghetti or on a hoagie roll.

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My Grandmother's Meatballs

My Grandmother's Meatballs
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Milk-and-cream-soaked breadcrumbs and an egg are the secrets to these supertender meatballs from Swedish star chef Magnus Nilsson. Serve them as he does, with lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes.

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Sesame-Ginger Chicken Meatballs

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These superquick, juicy little Asian-inspired meatballs from F&W’s Justin Chapple are great wrapped in lettuce cups or served with steamed rice.

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Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

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When Jacques Pépin has leftover cooked meat from a roast or a stew, or even leftover steak, he often chops it and uses it to make these boulettes (“small balls”)—a staple in every French housewife’s cooking repertoire.

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Lamb Meatballs with Cumin, Mint, and Tomato Sauce

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Mint, cumin, and chopped almonds give these delicious meatballs their Middle Eastern flavor.

  • Video: Michael Symon Makes Lamb Meatballs

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Cocktail Meatballs

Cocktail Meatballs. Photo © Con Poulos
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According to Southern tradition, the hostess at a ladies’ luncheon should serve little meatballs in a chafing dish or on a platter with toothpicks as a satisfying snack for any men in attendance.

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Chicken and Sun-Dried-Tomato Meatballs

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One serving has just 290 calories and 10.4 grams of total fat.

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Supersize Meatballs in Marinara Sauce

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There’s something to be said for eating one giant meatball atop a simple plate of spaghetti.

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Mushroom Barley Soup with Mini Meatballs

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Grace Parisi replaces long-simmered beef with meatballs made from a quick mix of sirloin, egg, bread crumbs and cheese in this hearty soup.

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Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs

Classic Spaghetti with Meatballs
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Spaghetti and meatballs is a crowd-pleasing classic Italian-American dish. The mixture of beef, veal and pork makes the meatballs really flavorful.

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Turkey Meatballs Two Ways

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To spice these kid-friendly meatballs up for grown-ups, Katie Workman adds hot turkey sausage and crushed red pepper.

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Swedish Meatballs

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In Sweden, making meatballs is a very social family affair. The more kids you can round up the better, since a child's palm makes the perfect-size ball. Here, Fredrika Stjärne uses her father’s recipe, with his secret ingredient (celery salt).

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Grilled Middle Eastern Meatballs

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Pass crisp lettuce leaves and tangy yogurt with these cumin-spiced patties and assemble them at the table.

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Joyce's Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs in Lettuce Wraps

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Jennifer Joyce gives chicken meatballs a heavenly sticky glaze by rolling them in sugar before baking.

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Lamb Meatballs with Red Pepper and Chickpea Sauce

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When these meatballs are almost cooked through, Nancy Silverton pushes them to one side of the skillet and adds the chickpeas so everything soaks up the luscious roasted red-pepper sauce.

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Italian Meatballs in Caper-Tomato Sauce

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Milk-soaked bread helps make chef Massimiliano Alajmo’s beef-and-pork meatballs incredibly light; bits of chopped olive make them extra-flavorful. The thick tomato sauce coats the meatballs nicely and doubles as an excellent pasta sauce.

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Norwegian Meatballs

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In her cookbook Scandilicious, Signe Johansen shares her unusual cocoa-sauced meatball recipe.

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Meatball-and-Provolone Subs

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These tender, oversize pork-and-beef meatballs are stuffed into a warm hero roll with melted provolone cheese and topped with Matt Neal’s own chunky tomato sauce. As a shortcut, feel free to substitute six cups of jarred sauce.

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Polpette in Spicy Tomato Sauce

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A die-hard Sopranos fan, chef Ruggero Gadaldi says that the TV show inspires many of his hearty Italian dishes, including these polpette (meatballs).

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Meatball Spiedini

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On the skewer, alternate these super-flavorful meatballs with basil leaves and cherry tomatoes.

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Lamb Meatballs with Mint

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This standout tapa, Albóndigas de Cordero a la Hierbabuena, combines two classics—lamb and mint.

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Asian Meatball Wraps

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Serve the meatball-packed wraps with lots of hot sauce and lime wedges.

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Meatballs with Peas

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Eugenia Bone serves her meatballs with rice instead of pasta to soak up the fantastic marinara sauce.

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Tangy Lemon-Egg Soup with Tiny Meatballs

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With its blend of chicken stock and vitamin-C-rich, this restorative soup (inspired by the classic Greek lemon-egg soup avgolemono) is a good way to fight colds or the flu.

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Olive-Mint Pesto Meatballs with Fettuccine

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Some cooks are surprised when Grace Parisi tells them she mixes pesto into meatballs to add flavor quickly. If you’re pressed for time, good store-bought pesto works too.

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Caesar Salad with Meatballs

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This classic Caesar salad is incredibly good with the juicy meatballs David Burke serves in place of the usual croutons.

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Grilled Meatballs with Scallion and Shaved Cheese Salad

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Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson makes his savory meatballs with a mixture of lamb, veal and bacon and, surprisingly, a little ricotta cheese to keep everything moist.

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Turkey-Date Meatballs with Lentils and Yogurt Sauce

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Turkey is not only a soporific but a source of iron, zinc, potassium and B vitamins.

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Chicken-Meatball Yakitori

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Sylvan Mishima Brackett makes these meatballs, known as tsukune, with hand-chopped meat and skin from the best pastured chicken he can get.

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Fried Italian Turkey-and-Cheese Meatballs

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Fried meatballs are a Florentine specialty; this version can be made with any cooked meat, from roast or boiled beef to chicken and pork.

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Pork Meatball Stew with Carrots and Pickled Mustard Greens

Pork Meatball Stew with Carrots and Pickled Mustard Greens
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Rich pork broth—made with pork butt and smoked ham—brings together this comforting stew from brothers Andrew and Eric Dayton’s restaurant The Bachelor Farmer in Minneapolis.

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Albóndigas with Mushrooms

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These Spanish-style meatballs are prepared with a quick béchamel, which makes them wonderfully moist and tender. They’re cooked in a deeply flavorful tomato-based sauce made with wine and brandy, then topped with crisp mushrooms.

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Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs

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The combination of lemongrass, a few dashes of fish sauce and tons of fresh herbs creates a salty brightness to crave year-round.

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    1 of 34 Beef-Ricotta Meatballs with Braised Beet Greens
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    4 of 34 Sesame-Ginger Chicken Meatballs
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    7 of 34 Cocktail Meatballs
    8 of 34 Chicken and Sun-Dried-Tomato Meatballs
    9 of 34 Supersize Meatballs in Marinara Sauce
    10 of 34 Mushroom Barley Soup with Mini Meatballs
    11 of 34 Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs
    12 of 34 Turkey Meatballs Two Ways
    13 of 34 Swedish Meatballs
    14 of 34 Grilled Middle Eastern Meatballs
    15 of 34 Joyce's Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs in Lettuce Wraps
    16 of 34 Lamb Meatballs with Red Pepper and Chickpea Sauce
    17 of 34 Italian Meatballs in Caper-Tomato Sauce
    18 of 34 Norwegian Meatballs
    19 of 34 Meatball-and-Provolone Subs
    20 of 34 Polpette in Spicy Tomato Sauce
    21 of 34 Meatball Spiedini
    22 of 34 Lamb Meatballs with Mint
    23 of 34 Asian Meatball Wraps
    24 of 34 Meatballs with Peas
    25 of 34 Tangy Lemon-Egg Soup with Tiny Meatballs
    26 of 34 Olive-Mint Pesto Meatballs with Fettuccine
    27 of 34 Caesar Salad with Meatballs
    28 of 34 Grilled Meatballs with Scallion and Shaved Cheese Salad
    29 of 34 Turkey-Date Meatballs with Lentils and Yogurt Sauce
    30 of 34 Chicken-Meatball Yakitori
    31 of 34 Fried Italian Turkey-and-Cheese Meatballs
    32 of 34 Pork Meatball Stew with Carrots and Pickled Mustard Greens
    33 of 34 Albóndigas with Mushrooms
    34 of 34 Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs

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