Oven Baked Meatballs

Name: Oven Baked Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 600g beef and pork mince, mixed; 1 egg; 70g breadcrumbs; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 50g Parmesan, grated; salt and pepper to taste; napolitana sauce to serve

Italian herb meatballs baked in the oven — tender, easy and perfect for pasta. Mixing the meatball ingredients just until combined, without overworking the mince, keeps them tender instead of dense and rubbery once baked.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

Ingredients

600gbeef and pork mince, mixed

1egg

70gbreadcrumbs

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspfennel seeds

50gParmesan, grated

salt and pepperto taste

napolitana sauceto serve

Instructions

Mix all meatball ingredients.

Roll into golf ball sizes.

Place on a lined baking tray.

Bake at 200°C for 18–20 minutes.

Heat napolitana sauce.

Serve meatballs in sauce over pasta.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

148

Protein

Fat

5.5g

Carbs

15g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

338mg

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