Meatballs

Baked Meatballs made with a combination of ground beef and sausage meat are packed with lovely flavor. Perfect served with spaghetti and sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Canadian

Keyword meatballs

Servings 8

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Ingredients

¾ lb ground beef
¾ lb sausage meat (casings removed)
¾ cup breadcrumbs, medium grind
½ cup diced onion
1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1½ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ tsp nutmeg
1/16 tsp ground fennel (or 1/8 tsp crushed fennel seeds)
1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
1½ tsp liquid beef or chicken bouillon

Instructions

Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 400°.
Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Crumble ground beef and sausage meat into a large bowl. Add remainder of ingredients and mix very well to blend. Shape mixture into balls, apx. ¾ oz each, and place on prepared baking sheet, allowing ample space in between meatballs to permit them to cook evenly.
Bake until meat is no longer pink and internal temperature of meatballs reaches 165°F, approximately 15-20 minutes.
Serve with spaghetti and sauce.

Recipe Notes

Yield: Apx. 40-42 meatballs

Note 1: There are various methods for cooking meatballs and these meatballs can be cooked by methods other than oven baking as indicated in the recipe.

Note2: Meatballs of a different size than indicated in this recipe and/or that are cooked via other methods may require different cooking times.