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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Boxing Day recipes
Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip
Looking for no-fuss festive nibbles? These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving...
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Mezze recipes
Bulgar köftesi
This family recipe for Turkish-Cypriot meatballs takes food writer Yasemen Kaner-White back to the first time she visited Cyprus, aged...
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Lamb mince recipes
Lamb meatball traybake
Step away from your boring dinner routine and make this lamb meatball traybake immediately! The fresh salsa makes the most...
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30-minute meal recipes
Air fryer meatballs with crispy potatoes
An air fryer tends to be used for single items – but this recipe shows how some clever layering can...
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Feta cheese recipes
Lamb, mint and harissa meatballs with trofie and feta
Spaghetti and meatballs gets a makeover. We’ve taken the combo, swapped spaghetti for a more meatball-friendly pasta shape and given...
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Make-ahead Christmas recipes
Harissa lamb kofte bites
Ed Smith’s freeze-ahead kofte bites are perfect for Christmas parties and festive nibbles.. Serve the harissa lamb kofte with the...
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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. Next...
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Lamb mince recipes
Lamb and bulgur wheat meatballs with carrot houmous and feta
Make budget-friendly lamb meatballs with half a packet of lamb mince bulked out with filling bulgar wheat. Serve on top...
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Budget recipes
Lamb meatballs and curried lentils
Get out of a midweek meal rut by dishing up filling bowls of delicious lamb meatballs with a coconut, lime...
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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 these ‘polpette’ over polenta...
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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...
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Meatball recipes
Lamb and mint meatball tagine with chermoula
This lamb and mint tagine is great with buttered couscous and a little finely chopped preserved lemon peel.
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Meatball recipes
Meatball banh mi
For a delicious take on a classic Vietnamese banh mi, stuff demi baguettes with juicy beef meatballs, herbs and quick...
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Chicken pasta recipes
Spaghetti and chicken meatballs in red pepper sauce
These tasty chicken meatballs with spaghetti and red pepper sauce take just 30 minutes to make. The meatballs are made...
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Meatball recipes
Slow-baked meatballs
Donal Skehan’s indulgent Italian-American slow-baked meatballs, with a rich tomato sauce and melting mozzarella, will liven up the week. Make...
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Meatball recipes
Meatball and pepperoni pizza
This meaty pizza is topped with meatballs, pepperoni and spicy sausage. Oh, and a generous serving of mozzarella, of course!...
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