{"id":101679,"date":"2026-05-02T17:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/?p=101679"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:46:51","slug":"perfect-meatballs-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/perfect-meatballs-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"FreshDirect’s Perfect Meatballs Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Anyone who’s taken the time to do meatballs from scratch knows: they’re absolutely worth the extra effort. In the classic Italian-American version, the combination of veal, beef, and pork hits all the right notes\u2014hearty yet balanced and satisfyingly rich. For a Sunday supper, this meatball recipe serves as the ideal comfort food that’s best shared with loved ones. Serve them with spaghetti or on a sandwich roll and don’t forget to add lots of Parm.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Perfect Meatballs Recipe<\/span><\/p>

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What You\u2019ll Need:<\/span><\/p>

1 lb ground veal
1 lb ground beef (80% lean)
1 lb ground pork
1\/2 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 oz bread, cubed
1 cup milk
5 oz Romano cheese
3 eggs
1\/4 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
16 oz tomato sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
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What to do:<\/span><\/p>

Preheat your oven to 500 F or air fryer to 450 F.<\/p>

In a small pan over low heat, heat a splash of olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and saut\u00e9 until soft but not browned. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.<\/p>

In a large bowl, mix the ground veal, beef, and pork. Season with salt and pepper.<\/p>

Soak the bread cubes in milk until fully saturated. Place the bread and milk in a blender with the Romano cheese and pulse until well combined.<\/p>

Add the eggs, onions, bread mixture, and chopped parsley to the bowl with the meat. Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are well incorporated.<\/p>

Coat your hands with olive oil and shape meatballs into golf ball-sized pieces. Transfer to a sheet lined with parchment. Bake meatballs in oven or air fryer until browned on the outside, 20\u201325 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>

Pour tomato sauce into a pot and bring to a simmer. Gently stir in the meatballs and any pan drippings. Let simmer gently for about one hour, then serve on top of spaghetti or sandwich rolls with plenty of grated Parmesan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Anyone who\u2019s taken the time to do meatballs from scratch knows: they\u2019re absolutely worth the extra effort. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":101764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2739,2736,3309,2732],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-appetizers-recipes-2","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-meat","category-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101679"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109171,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101679\/revisions\/109171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}