Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
FOOD PREP: Prep-ahead Meatballs
These are so good for that lull in between Christmas and New Year, when you want yummy food with minimal effort. This recipe made 46 meatballs and I think that’ll even do us for a meal in January too! I just use a good-quality readymade sauce (I can recommend the Mutti ones) to make it extra easy!
RECIPE:
500g beef mince (20% fat)
500g pork mince (5% fat)
(I make sure one of the meats has a higher fat content for flavour and juiciness - otherwise your meatballs are going to be like eating bouncy balls.)
One finely chopped onion
Two large cloves of garlic
(I sweat off the onion and garlic until translucent as it adds sweetness.)
50g of breadcrumbs (I used dried panko)
Two large handfuls of finely grated Parmesan or Grana Padano (cheaper)
A small handful of finely chopped parsley
One egg
1tbsp of dried mixed herbs
1tbsp of salt
Many a twist of black pepper (be generous)
Mix and divide into meatballs - this recipe yielded 46 for me. I freeze immediately. You can either cook from frozen at 180 until brown (likely about half an hour or so) or pan-fry from frozen/defrosted! Enjoy!
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FOOD PREP: Prep-ahead Meatballs
These are so good for that lull in between Christmas and New Year, when you want yummy food with minimal effort. This recipe made 46 meatballs and I think that’ll even do us for a meal in January too! I just use a good-quality readymade sauce (I can recommend the Mutti ones) to make it extra easy!
RECIPE:
500g beef mince (20% fat)
500g pork mince (5% fat)
(I make sure one of the meats has a higher fat content for flavour and juiciness - otherwise your meatballs are going to be like eating bouncy balls.)
One finely chopped onion
Two large cloves of garlic
(I sweat off the onion and garlic until translucent as it adds sweetness.)
50g of breadcrumbs (I used dried panko)
Two large handfuls of finely grated Parmesan or Grana Padano (cheaper)
A small handful of finely chopped parsley
One egg
1tbsp of dried mixed herbs
1tbsp of salt
Many a twist of black pepper (be generous)
Mix and divide into meatballs - this recipe yielded 46 for me. I freeze immediately. You can either cook from frozen at 180 until brown (likely about half an hour or so) or pan-fry from frozen/defrosted! Enjoy!
#foodprep #meatballrecipe #familymealideas #festivefoodprep
