The Best Gluten-Free Meatballs

Name: The Best Gluten-Free Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 lb Ground Beef (3 lb lean ground beef); 1 lb Pork (1 lb ground pork); 1 lb Italian Sausage (1 lb mild Italian sausage); 2 pieces Egg (2 eggs lightly beaten); 2 cloves Garlic (2 cloves garlic minced); 1 ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese); 1 tbsp Dried Italian Parsley (1 tbsp dried Italian parsley); 7 oz Panko (7 oz gluten-free panko breadcrumbs); 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil plus extra for frying meatballs if using the oven-baked method.); 1 tsp Black Pepper (1 tsp freshly ground black pepper); 1 tsp Sea Salt (1 tsp sea salt); ½ cup Water (1/2 cup warm water)

The Best Gluten-Free Meatballs - Main Course (Italian)

40 minItalian

Servings16

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Steps

1Oven-Baked Method:
2Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
3Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
4Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on a couple of baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
5Heat a frying pan on medium to medium-high heat and spray with olive oil.
6Fry meatballs until they are nice and golden on each side, then transfer back to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
7Finish baking in the oven for 15 minutes, until cooked through.
8Air Fryer Method:
9Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees and spray the bottom of the basket generously with cooking spray.
10In a large mixing bowl, add all ingredients and mix with your hands or a heavy wooden spoon. Roll the mixture into 1-½" balls and place them on a clean plate.
11Carefully place the meatballs in the hot basket in an even single layer, leaving space in between each. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes at 400 degrees or until the surfaces are browned and centers are cooked through (mine were perfect at 8 minutes, but adjust according to your air fryer model recommendations). Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to work in batches.