Baked sausage and beef meatballs is a tasty recipe that comes from my grandmother’s cookbook, which can be prepared as a main dish or as an appetizer. They are also perfect as finger food for aperitifs. A quick but delicious dish, who doesn’t like meatballs? The ingredients used are ground beef, sausage, potatoes, but you can also use leftover cooked meat, and it will be just as good. In this recipe, the meatballs are baked to make them a little lighter, but if you prefer, you can also fry them in a pan.
They are always well-received, soft and light thanks to the baking, even though the ingredients are substantial. Sausage and beef meatballs are also an excellent appetizer, tasty, and a bit alternative; kids will love them too, try it
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 414.94 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 32.57 (g) of which sugars 2.17 (g)
- Proteins 28.35 (g)
- Fat 19.42 (g) of which saturated 2.82 (g)of which unsaturated 1.81 (g)
- Fibers 2.97 (g)
- Sodium 1,660.76 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 261 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 14 oz beef (ground)
- 10.5 oz sausages
- 1.8 oz Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
- 21 oz potatoes
- 3.5 oz bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- to taste chopped parsley
- to taste chives
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Tools
- Bowl AmazonCommercial – Set of 3 bowls, lids not included
- Baking tray ICQN 42.2 x 37 cm set of trays and grills | 3 cm deep enameled baking tray and chrome oven grill | Scratch-resistant and stainless | 422x370x30mm
- Parchment paper Cuki Baking Paper Sheets 33 x 38 cm – 25 sheets – 1 pack
Preparation of baked sausage and beef meatballs
We start by boiling the potatoes in plenty of salted water. Once cooked, after draining and peeling them, mash them with a potato masher. Take the sausages, remove the skin, crumble them by hand in a bowl, where you will add the beef, cheese, mashed potatoes, bread crumbs, egg, parsley, chives, salt, and pepper. Mix everything carefully, and once a well-mixed dough is obtained, let it rest in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
Remove them from the fridge and form meatballs with the dough, and roll them in bread crumbs. Once all the meatballs are prepared, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush them lightly with oil, and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 20-25 minutes. Once ready, take them out and serve
Storage of baked sausage and beef meatballs
You can freeze the meatballs before cooking them by placing them on a tray in the freezer so they freeze separately, then you can store them in appropriate bags
FAQ
Why prepare baked sausage and beef meatballs?
For me, they are comfort food. My grandmother always prepared them with leftover meat, adding a little sausage, and they were the best meatballs in the world
