40 meatballs recipes

Scandi meatball bake with cucumber salad

This Swedish meatball bake is perfect for sharing with family and friends. Drizzle with soured cream and serve with a homemade cucumber salad and some crusty bread.

Baked meatball recipes

Meatball chilli con carne

Take the classic chilli up a notch with beef meatballs for a comforting family meal packed with plenty of spices and peppers.

Meatball, sage and squash lasagne

Cooking for a crowd? Make our easy meatball lasagne recipe with sage and squash. This generous family recipe makes for a comforting midweek meal during the winter season. Being a baked meatball recipe it can be made in bulk and feeds plentifully, making it perfect for freezing and giving yourself something to look forward to on lazy nights in. After you've tried this, make one of our other easy lasagne recipes.

Meatball and mozzarella pan bake

This easy meatball and mozzarella pan bake is a one-pot that will please everyone. You can't plate this up politely, so just put it in the middle of the table and let everyone enjoy.

Italian baked meatballs

Try our easy baked meatball recipe. Think meatballs baked in rich tomato sauce with a melting mozzarella topping, this recipe is all about comfort food. It's also perfect for freezing, making it a great option for when you don't want to cook mid-week.

Sloppy Joe meatball bake

Check out our easy sloppy joe meatball bake. This indulgent recipe is one for all the family to dive into, serve with buttered crusty bread to tuck into that cheesy goodness.

Baked pecorino and white pepper meatballs

Try our baked pecorino and white pepper pork meatballs. This baked meatball recipe comes served with chunky sweet potatoes, a quick and flavoursome midweek meal that looks colourful and impressive. White pepper gives a lovely fiery heat to these juicy meatballs. Use whole white peppercorns rather than the ready-ground white pepper, as the flavour is far superior. Step this way for more traybake recipes.

Giant cheese-stuffed Mexican meatballs

Dark chocolate and dried ancho chillies add richness and heat to this indulgent meatball bake. Serve with a fresh coriander salad for a crowd-pleasing winter warmer.

Harissa meatballs

Inspired by classic Middle Eastern flavours, these sweet and spiced lamb meatballs feature harissa, pomegranate molasses, dried apricots and fragrant spices.

Meatball and chickpea traybake

Make meatballs a healthy midweek dinner by pairing them with chickpeas, beetroot and toasted pittas to serve. This recipe is low in calories and salt, but high in protein.

Chorizo meatball and feta traybake

Add some punchy flavour to your pork meatballs with chorizo and paprika. Serve as an all-in-one traybake with new potatoes, crumbly feta and baby plum tomatoes for a family midweek meal.

Healthy meatballs

Try this healthy twist on a family favourite with homemade lamb meatballs on herb-flecked bulgur wheat. It’s healthy but comforting, just as it should be.

Baked greek lamb meatballs with feta and tomato

Check out this rich, indulgent baked meatball recipe for lamb meatballs. This simple traybake is a super easy, all in one family recipe. It is one of our best meatball recipes as it's the perfect comfort food.

Spaghetti meatballs recipes

Spaghetti and meatballs

Check out this recipe for the classic Italian dish, spaghetti and meatballs. Packed with plenty of flavour and topped with nutty parmesan, this easy recipe is a great weekend dish for the family. Here are more easy spaghetti recipes to try.

Spaghetti and turkey meatballs

Change up classic beef for turkey in this comforting midweek meal ready in under an hour.

Italian spaghetti and meatballs

Who doesn't love a spaghetti meatball recipe? This is a classic Italian staple that you can cook and eat now, or freeze for later. Just serve them simply with pasta for a delicious quick dinner during the week.

Melting-middle meatballs

These melting-middle meatballs are a great twist on a classic Italian meatball recipe to make for the family midweek. It's bound to be a new favourite.

Lamb meatball recipes

Smoked lamb meatballs with sweet-sour harissa sauce

These lamb meatballs have all the flavour dimensions – smoky meat is paired with sweet and sour harissa sauce, making this a wonderful mid-week supper. Using ready-made meatballs means it can be on the table in under 30 minutes without compromising at all on flavour.

Lamb meatballs with labneh and flatbreads

Combine gently spiced lamb, date and pine nut meatballs with thick, creamy fresh cheese (known as labneh) and plenty of herbs to make a great plated starter or canapés.

Lamb meatballs with dill and horitaki salad

Upgrade a standard Greek salad (horitaki salad) with delicious lamb meatballs. It is quick and easy to make, gluten-free and still under 500 calories. What more could you want?

Moroccan meatballs with herb couscous

Gorgeous little lamb meatballs, sitting in a rich tomato sauce and served with buttery coriander and parsley couscous. One of our favourite meatball recipes.

Other meatball recipes

Veggie meatballs with tomatoes, olives and caper sauce

These meat-free meatballs are made with quinoa, black beans, breadcrumbs and smoked paprika. Serve them in a roasted red pepper and tomato sauce for a healthy but hearty veggie meal.

Vegan meatballs

Lentils are a great way to make a meal vegetarian. Swap these for your usual meatballs and your family will hardly notice the difference. Plus, they're low-cal and ready in just 40 minutes - perfect midweek. Check out all our vegan recipes.

Meatball stew with coriander chutney

Try this versatile one-pot dinner, made rich with homemade meatballs and vibrant with coriander chutney. Use lamb, beef or pork – whichever you prefer.

Penne pasta with broccoli and mustardy sausage meatballs

A creamy mustard sauce livens up this meatball and broccoli pasta dish, make it for a comforting midweek meal for the whole family.

Bun cha with sizzling meatballs

Check out our easy Vietnamese-inspired dish with fiery pork meatballs. This low-calorie recipe is quick to make and packed with plenty of fresh flavour.

Meatball sub melts

Check out these indulgent meaty sandwich subs with gooey mozzarella and nutty parmesan. This easy recipe serves a family of four and is ready in less than an hour. Plus, it's low calorie, too.

Chicken meatball tom kha gai

Check out this quick and easy Thai coconut soup recipe topped with chicken meatballs. This tom kha gai is packed with plenty of flavour and ready in just 20 minutes.

Fennel and pork meatballs with gremolata

Make your meatballs that little bit more special with a gremolata topping, made from parsley, lemon and garlic. We love the creamy white wine sauce these porky balls come with, make sure you have some crusty bread to mop it up.

Honey-siracha glazed meatballs and smashed cucumber

Try our Asian inspired honey-sriracha meatballs. These punchy pork meatballs make for a quick and easy midweek fix, plus they're low in calories too! This easy meatball recipe will be impressing your guests in under 30 minutes.

Spicy pork meatballs with tzatziki

Cook these spicy pork meatballs for an easy midweek meal. This easy meatball recipe is simple yet punchy. Serve it with orzo making it low in calories and low in fat. A winner all round.

Pork and sage meatballs

Our easy meatball recipe flavoured with sage will make you really popular. Serve with orzo, the rice-shaped pasta and let everyone dig in.

Turkey meatball subs with quick wedges

Fill bread rolls with meatballs for a speedy midweek meal. This easy meatball sub recipe, made healthier with turkey mince, is served with quick sweet potato wedges.

Smoky albondigas

The best Spanish meatballs recipe: these albondigas are made with beef and pork mince and served in a quick, rich tomato sauce. Make for easy tapas, or part of a dinner party menu.

Smoky chipotle meatballs

These meatballs are a firm favourite with us thanks to their smoky, spicy flavour. We like them served with avocado, warm orzo and soured cream but they also make a great tortilla filling.

Tamarind pork meatballs with papaya salsa

Check out our easy tamarind pork meatballs with a fresh papaya salsa. This simple, gluten-free recipe is packed with plenty of flavour, plus it's low in calories.

Harissa chicken meatballs with bulgar

This recipe for harissa chicken meatballs with bulgar is quick, easy and healthy, but packs a flavour punch. It is delicious cold the next day - prepare for packed lunch envy. Here are more of our favourite bowl food recipes.

Italian meatball melt

This Italian classic pairs homemade meatballs (made with pork and beef mince, sausages and parmesan) with a chilli tomato sauce.