Quick & Easy Eggless Meatballs

Here’s a great recipe for eggless meatballs that takes less than thirty minutes from beginning to end. Make a double batch and freeze some later.

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I love homemade meatballs and this is one of my favorite recipes. It’s great when my kids eat ALL their dinner! This is such a good recipe and so easy to make and you can use them in so many different ways: pasta, subs, soups or just by themselves. They make meal planning easy!

Eggless Meatball Recipe

These Italian meatballs without eggs stand out. I usually double or triple the recipe because they are perfect to freeze for another time. I love throwing frozen meatballs in the crockpot with a jar of spaghetti sauce, putting on low and dinner is ready a few hours later.

Making oven-baked meatballs is so simple. No messy skillet to clean up or greasy splatter all over your oven.

How do I freeze meatballs?

Freezing meatballs is simple. You can add them to an airtight freezer-safe container or a freezer baggie. You can pull them out in advance or throw them in sauce, still frozen.

I love these containers for freezer storage. They hold a bunch, reusable, you can see through them and you can even use a Sharpie to write on top. They are perfect for soups and sauces too.

Supplies to make egg free meatballs

Baking Sheet– I received this as a wedding gift and I have had no issues at all and still using it over 20 years later.

Stainless steel bowls– I always use stainless steel bowls and love this set. It comes in a variety of sizes and lids and is perfect to mix up your spices.

Tongs– This set of tongs is great. It comes in three different sizes and has silicone tips. They are great when you have nonstick pots, pans and baking sheets.

Ingredients for Eggless Meatball Recipe

Ground beef– I normally use 80/20. You can actually use any ground meat that you prefer. Ground pork and turkey meatballs are delicious!

Breadcrumbs– I keep panko-style breadcrumbs in my pantry and that’s normally what I use.

Parmesan cheese– I’ve never used fresh parmesan cheese in this recipe. I normally use the grated style that’s located in the pasta section in the grocery store.

Garlic– Fresh garlic is best for this recipe and it should be minced. Jarred minced garlic is a perfect time saver for this recipe. Of course, you can always use garlic powder in a pinch.

Onion– These should be chopped into very small pieces.

Italian seasoning spices -oregano, basil, salt, and fresh ground black pepper

Milk– Just a little milk will help moisten up your mixture. If you use all ground beef, you may not need the milk.

How to make homemade eggless meatballs

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix thoroughly using hands. These are my VERY favorite mixing bowls.

Step 2

Form 1-2 inch balls with the meat mixture and place them on a baking sheet. The size of a golf ball is perfect.

Step 3

Broil for 3 minutes, flip, broil another 3 minutes.

This recipe should make about 20-30 meatballs.    If you make your meatballs larger, make sure to cook them a tad longer.

Tip 1

Make sure to preheat the broiler for at least 5-10 minutes so it’s hot before you start cooking.

Tip 2

I like using parchment paper on my baking sheet because it makes for an easy clean-up.

Tip 3

If you are allergic to eggs, double-check your breadcrumbs. There are brands out there that contain eggs! Trust me, I found out the hard way!

Eggless Dessert Resources

If you’re like me, then you’re probably on the lookout for more recipes that are egg free.  I hate finding a recipe and clicking on it and it has an egg in it!

I started an eggless recipe board on my personal Pinterest page and then realized that I should probably link it to my blog.  It’s great finding recipes that are egg free and when I need one I can go look and eat everything in it.

I have an EGGLESS Recipe board on Pinterest and there are a ton of great recipes.  You can follow it here.  I pin on it every week because I’m ALWAYS on the lookout for new recipes.

I also have a EGG FREE RECIPE Facebook page that I just started, so there is only one follower right now, me!  (Update:  It’s over 1800 now!!) Go follow over there and I’ll post any good recipes I find!

More dinner recipes that are thirty minutes or less!

• Garlic Butter Shrimp Fettuccine
• Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
• One Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta
• Meatball Subs

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