Meatball Recipes

There’s something about a well-made meatball that always keeps us coming back for more. The best meatballs are tender and packed with flavor from fresh herbs and spices. You can’t go wrong serving them over spaghetti with a bright tomato sauce. We picked our favorite meatball recipes from the hundreds available on FoodPair. Enjoy!

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Simply Recipes (1)

This classic meatball recipe is loaded with flavor because it uses Italian sausage, ground beef, cremini mushrooms and red wine in the meatballs and fresh herbs in the sauce.
Spaghetti with Stuffed Meatballs

Williams-Sonoma (2) (9)

Both you and your kids will love making this recipe because you get to stuff a cube of mozzarella or provolone cheese into each one.
Veal Meatballs with Braised Vegetables

Epicurious (1)

Ground veal ads a subtle, delicate flavor that can’t be achieved with ground beef. Here, slowly braised vegetables add complexity to the dish.
Skinny Meatballs With Sauce

myrecipes (1)

For a lighter take on spaghetti and meatballs, use ground turkey, which has very little fat but plenty of flavor.
Meatless Meatballs: Polpette di Lupo

Food Network (8)

Did you know it’s possible to make tasty meatless meatballs? It is with this recipe. Don’t forget to smother them in Mario Batali’s delicious tomato sauce.
The best tuna meatballs (le migliori polpette di tonno)

Jamie Oliver (1)

You can also make fresh fish meatballs. This Sicilian recipe uses tuna seasoned with fresh herbs and spices.
Minestrone with Chicken Meatballs

Williams-Sonoma (5)

This hearty minestrone soup has delicious chicken meatballs mixed in with the vegetables and broth.
Moroccan-Style Meatballs

Williams-Sonoma (2)

These lamb meatballs incorporate all the great flavors of North Africa with mint, parsley, cumin and cinnamon.

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