Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Crockpot Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
It ranks #2 of 38 for slice integrity among the meatballs recipes we compared. 238 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 7% | 10% |
| dairy | 0% | 6% |
| aromatics | 7% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 0% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 169% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef |
| 12 g | 1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup finely diced onion |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 794 g | 1 (28 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes (with juices) |
| 680 g | 24 ounces pasta sauce (or marinara sauce) |
| 397 g | 14 ounces crushed tomatoes (canned) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Meat absolutely needs salt and pepper or seasoning salt. I’m actually kicking myself because I cook all the time and I’m making these and I’m 3 hours in and I just tasted and they are so bland and it hit me that you didn’t add any seasoning to the meat. I adde” — a cook, 3.0★
“Good recipe, though made a few changes! Would make again! For my family, Italian seasoning isn’t enough so I added in some fennel seed and red wine to the sauce and used 1/2 lean ground beef + 1/2 Italian sausage into the meatballs. Was worried that the meatba” — a cook, 4.0★