10 meatball recipes is a handy cheat sheet of our most kid-friendly, guest-worthy, meatball-inspired meals that are gonna get you the accolades you deserve but with nary any effort.
Moroccan Meatballs ~ Kefta Tagine
: Quentin Bacon
1/10
So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.
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Dorie Greenspan's Spaghetti and Meatballs
: Ellen Silverman
2/10
Everything you'd expect from a Dorie Greenspan recipe—easy, utterly delicious, and crowd-pleasing.
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Chorizo Meatballs
: Virginie Garnier
3/10
Quite frankly, these remind us why meatballs are a thing of magnificence. They owe their loveliness to chorizo, chili powder, cilantro, and Cheddar.
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Harissa Meatballs Sandwiches
: Danielle Oron
4/10
Meatballs are having a moment. And this harissa meatballs sandwich makes the most of it.
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Turkey Meatballs with Angel Hair Pasta
: Alexandre Champagne
5/10
Ever wondered if healthy, easy, homemade turkey meatballs that aren't dry as cardboard even exist? These tender meatballs oozing with melted mozzarella are proof that they do.
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Classic Beef Meatballs
: John Kernick
6/10
Know that little ditty about how some poor hungry soul's meatballs were lost when somebody sneezed? It always makes us sad.
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Lamb Meatballs with Tahini ~ Kefte
: Matt Russell
7/10
Kefte translates to meatballs. And there are no shortage of different types in the Middle East. These are definitely contenders for BEST kefte.
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Chinese Pork Meatballs
: Watkins Media Limited
8/10
The chewiness of rice, the sweetness of pork, the easiness of a made-for-weeknight recipe, and the loveliness of Asian flavors such as ginger, scallion, and sesame.
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Turkey Meatball Soup
: Erin Kunkel
9/10
This outrageously healthy—yet still satiating—riff on Italian wedding soup swaps traditional beef and pork meatballs for ones made with turkey. Indulgence with decency.
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Ground Chicken Meatballs
: John Kernick
10/10
These subtly flavored, relatively healthful (shhhh!) sliders are the sleeper hit at The Meatball Shop. Not hard to understand why.
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