Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Italian Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
15 cooks on www.dinneratthezoo.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 | 11% | 10% |
| dairy | 13% | 6% |
| aromatics | 7% | 9% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 13% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 109% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 35 g | 1 cup French bread (or other sturdy white bread, cut or torn into small pieces) |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup milk |
| 454 g | 1 pound ground beef (80% lean) |
| 454 g | 1 pound ground pork |
| 53 g | 1/3 cup onion (finely chopped) |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon garlic (minced) |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
| 3 g | 1 1/4 teaspoons Italian seasoning |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 33 g | 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese |
| cooking spray | |
| 794 g | 28 ounce jar marinara sauce |
| 227 g | 8 ounce can tomato sauce |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Soaking the bread in milk is genius! These meatballs were super delicious! We had it over some fresh pasta we bought at the market today and our friends absolutely loved it. Definitely going to make it again.” — a cook, 5.0★
“These meatballs were so hearty and full of flavor!! I normally serve meatballs with pasta, but we actually enjoyed these all on their own and they tasted great!” — a cook, 5.0★