8 Meatball Recipes

There's more than one way to make meatballs. And no, they're not all on top of spaghetti or covered with cheese. (Though some certainly are!)

Turkey Meatball Soup

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.

1 hr

Meatball Pizza

The traditional Italian approach to pizza is one of restraint. We, uh, sort of took a few liberties with that. Okay. A lot of liberties. We don't hear anyone complaining.

3 hrs 30 mins

Meatball Stroganoff

This updated version of the classic, made with mini meatballs and creamy mushroom sauce, is so rich and comforting that you may never go back to the original.

1 hr

Meatball Lasagna

A playful riff on an Italian comfort food classic that calls for bite-size meatballs standing in for the usual meat sauce. Yet all the cheesy goodness of traditional lasagna remains unchanged.

3 hrs

Finnish Meatballs

Similar to Swedish meatballs, these Finnish balls are made with pork and are served in a sour cream sauce and are topped with tart preserves.

1 hr 20 mins

Ground Chicken Meatballs

These subtly flavored, relatively healthful (shhhh!) sliders are the sleeper hit at The Meatball Shop. Not hard to understand why.

45 mins

Moroccan Meatballs ~ Kefta Tagine

So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.

1 hr 5 mins

Italian-Style Meatballs

Who doesn't love a juicy and tender meatball? Served with pasta, on a pizza, in a sub with tons of melty cheese, there's not much better.

1 hr 20 mins

Spicy Marinara Sauce

Here's a recipe for a spicy marinara sauce that's simple to make, tastes amazing, and just happens to be vegan. Boil your fave noodles and you're done!

1 hr

Classic Beef Meatballs

Know that little ditty about how some poor hungry soul's meatballs were lost when somebody sneezed? It always makes us sad.

1 hr

Turkey Meatballs with Angel Hair Pasta

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.

1 hr

BBQ Meatballs

Toni Tipton-Martin's meatballs take a bath in homemade BBQ sauce that boasts an incredible sweet heat and a complexity that you'd never believe happens with so little effort.

1 hr 10 mins

Chorizo Meatballs

Quite frankly, these remind us why meatballs are a thing of magnificence. They owe their loveliness to chorizo, chili powder, cilantro, and Cheddar.

45 mins

Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders

Mini food always makes a big statement. Tiny chicken burgers from Trisha Yearwood do just that--and they taste amazing, too.

40 mins

Lamb Meatballs with Tahini ~ Kefte

Kefte translates to meatballs. And there are no shortage of different types in the Middle East. These are definitely contenders for BEST kefte.

1 hr 40 mins

Homemade Tater Tots ~ Spuddies

A spuddy, you ask? It's what happens when a chef creates crisp potato-y lusciousness but the name Tater Tots™ is already taken.

1 hr 50 mins