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Italian Meatball Recipe (Gluten-Free)

These amazing meatballs may not make it to the dinner table since they are so delicious right out of the oven!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Italian meatball
Servings: 21 meatballs

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs Ian's Gluten-Free Panko Bread Crumbs
  • 1/3 cup organic half and half or milk water or broth may be used for a non-dairy option
  • 1 tsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 1/2 cup sweet onion chopped finely
  • 1 lb grass-fed ground sirloin or ground beef
  • 2 pork and maple breakfast sausages Wellshire Farms
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed (Dorot frozen garlic)
  • 1 1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt pink Himalayan salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning Simply Organic Italian Dressing Mix
  • 2 tbsp Romano cheese grated (nutritional yeast may be used for a non-dairy option)
  • 1 tsp butter or ghee for greasing the baking dish

Instructions

  • Soak bread crumbs in half and half (or broth) in a small bowl for 15 minutes.
  • Bake the two pork sausage links in the toaster (or regular) oven for 15-18 minutes at 350 degrees. When done, chop into fine pieces and set aside.
  • Prepare a large baking dish or baking sheet. Grease with butter or ghee. (I prefer using a baking dish since the meatballs will release some fats. You can also use a baking sheet with edges and line it with parchment paper.)
  • While the sausage is baking and the bread crumbs are soaking, sprinkle onions with a pinch of salt and sauté in 1 teaspoon of olive oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add crushed garlic and continue sautéing for another minute or two.
  • Mix ground sirloin and pork sausage pieces together in a large bowl. Add the soaked bread crumbs. In a separate small bowl, mix the eggs, parsley, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and Romano cheese. Add this to the meat mixture. Refrigerate for about one hour.
  • Use a teaspoon of butter or ghee and grease the baking dish.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • When the mixture has been refrigerated for an hour, using wet hands and a tablespoon, form meatballs that are about 1 and 1/2 inched in diameter (use a heaping tablespoon for each meatball). Arrange on the prepared baking dish or baking sheet. This should make 21 meatballs.
  • Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until browned around the edges.