Meatball recipes
Our meatball recipes aren’t just about spaghetti (although it’s a pretty good place to start). Try air fryer meatballs, meatball curry, Italian baked polpette, served over cheesy polenta or in an epic sub.
The best thing about meatballs, is that no matter whether you’re using lamb mince, beef mince, turkey mince or quorn, meatballs are the perfect budget meat to serve a crowd.
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Meatball recipes
Mondeghili (fried breaded beef and pork meatballs)
These crunchy meatballs – a Milanese mainstay – may have begun as a way to use up leftover meat, but they’re now a popular aperitivo snack.
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Spaghetti recipes
Chitarrone alla teramana (square spaghetti with mini meatballs)
Try this traditional spaghetti and meatballs recipe from Abruzzo. Chitarrone – square spaghetti – with rich mini meatballs in a tomato sauce.
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Easy orzo recipes
One-pot harissa meatball orzo
This one-pot harissa orzo is turned into a comfort food winner with lamb meatballs and melty mozzarella. Try it tonight.
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30-minute meal recipes
Tagliatelle with lamb meatballs and artichokes
This easy tagliatelle with lamb meatballs is made extra tender with an olive and garlic paste – the oils make the meatballs melt-in-the-mouth.
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Chinese New Year recipes
Lion’s head meatballs
Amy Poon's recipe for these large pork meatballs served with Chinese cabbage is a great celebration dish – perfect for Chinese New Year.
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Boxing Day recipes
Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip
These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving with a cranberry-tahini dip at your Christmas bash.
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Mezze recipes
Bulgar köftesi
Food writer Yasemen Kaner-White shares her family recipe for koftesi, Turkish meatballs made with beef and bulgar wheat.
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Lamb mince recipes
Lamb meatball traybake
Step away from your boring dinner routine and make this lamb meatball traybake immediately! See ya later, washing up.
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30-minute meal recipes
Air fryer meatballs with crispy potatoes
This air fryer meatballs recipe shows how some clever layering can produce several deliciously crisp things at the same time.
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Feta cheese recipes
Lamb, mint and harissa meatballs with trofie and feta
Bored of regular meatballs and pasta? Try our fiery lamb, mint and harissa meatballs with trofie and curls of feta grated over the top.
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Make-ahead Christmas recipes
Harissa lamb kofte bites
These freeze-ahead kofte bites are perfect for Christmas parties and festive nibbles.. Serve the harissa lamb kofte with cooling yogurt dip.
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Meatball recipes
Beetroot and beef meatball traybake
Speedy and comforting, this beetroot and beef meatball traybake saves on washing up. Serve with a beetroot-stalk sour cream.
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Lamb mince recipes
Lamb and bulgur wheat meatballs with carrot houmous and feta
Make budget-friendly lamb meatballs with lamb mince and bulgar wheat, then serve on top of homemade carrot houmous for an easy dinner.
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Budget recipes
Lamb meatballs and curried lentils
Get out of a meal rut by dishing up filling bowls of delicious (ready-made) lamb meatballs with a coconut, lime and curried lentil broth.
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Meatball recipes
Chicken and ricotta meatballs
Chicken and ricotta meatballs simmered in rich tomato sauce makes for a delicious midweek dinner. Serve them over polenta or pasta.
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Meatball recipes
’Nduja meatballs
Give meatballs a flavour boost by adding spicy nduja sausage. Batch cook the meatballs and freeze ahead ready to serve with polenta or pasta.
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