Garlic Parmesan Meatballs in the Oven

These garlic Parmesan meatballs in the oven are juicy, cheesy, and full of classic Italian flavor. These simple ground beef meatballs are made with gluten-free or regular breadcrumbs and Parmesan, and they bake up golden and delicious with no frying needed.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Course Gluten-free, Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings meatballs

Calories 75 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

⅓ cup Italian bread crumbs we used gluten-free, but any Italian flavored breadcrumbs will be fine
½ cup low fat milk
1 pound 93% lean ground beef could also use ground pork, ground turkey, or a mixture of several ground meats
1 large egg
⅓ cup Parmesan cheese grated (the real cheese, not the powdery stuff in the can)
1½ teaspoon kosher salt if using table salt, reduce to 1 teaspoon
½ teaspoon black pepper
3 cloves garlic use larger cloves if possible or increase to 4-5 cloves if they are small
1 tablespoon onion powder
½ cup Italian parsley fresh, roughly chopped
1 tablespoons olive oil
spaghetti sauce use the brand with the least amount of added sugar
mozzarella cheese shredded

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Whisk together the bread crumbs and milk until the mixture is like a slurry.
Combine the beef with the egg, Parmesan, salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, parsley, and bread crumb mixture in a large bowl until well blended.
Use a small scoop to form 18 golf ball size meatballs. Place meatballs on parchment paper on a baking sheet with a rim around the edge (to catch any fluid that comes out during baking).
Bake the meatballs for 25 minutes or until the centers are no longer pink.
Arrange meatballs on a plate of spaghetti, pour ½ cup of sauce overtop, and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Notes

For my bariatric serving, I ate 5 meatballs with ½ cup low sugar sauce and ½ ounce of mozzarella cheese. I also had cauliflower on the side.

If you use a small scoop as I have recommended, the meatballs will be about 1 oz each. We ate them with Portobello, Kale, and Sausage spaghetti sauce and spaghetti but zucchini noodles would also be nice (made with a spiralizer).

I also recommend you bake the meatballs on a baking sheet with a rim, to catch any juices that come out of the beef during cooking.

Nutrition

Keyword beef, gluten-free, ground beef

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