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Home » Dinner » Beef » Roasted Garlic Rosemary Baked Meatballs

Roasted Garlic Rosemary Baked Meatballs

Created: July 30, 2015 Updated: February 25, 2021 by lyuba 54 Comments

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Out of this world delicious baked meatballs that are very easy to prepare in the oven and perfect for weekend or a week night dinner. Juicy, tender meatballs made with beef and pork mixture, roasted garlic and rosemary inside and baked with more garlic and rosemary.

Rosemary Garlic Baked Meatballs in a white baking dish with rosemary and pieces of garlic after being cooked.

BAKED MEATBALLS

How great are meatballs?!

It’s one of our favorite things to eat and I love making them. It’s always so easy to prepare but results are so comforting and delicious. Changing up flavor combination is always fun too.

These meatballs are incredibly delicious and aroma that will fill your house will be intoxicating. Rosemary and roasted garlic is always a pleasing combination to all the senses. Your taste buds will definitely thank you for this dinner.

Uncooked meatballs in a white baking dish with rosemary and pieces of garlic.

Rosemary Garlic Baked Meatballs in a white baking dish with rosemary and pieces of garlic after being cooked. A fork is inserted into one meatball holding it above the others.

These beautiful meatballs would be great paired with some homemade mashed potatoes. What I like to do is wait for the meatballs to finish cooking before finishing the potatoes. I cook the potatoes and then set them aside.

When meatballs are ready, I add the cooked garlic (that was in between the meatballs) and some of the meat juice right into potatoes as I mash them. Just substitute the water from cooking potatoes for the juice from cooking meatballs. It will be an amazing meal!

Rosemary Garlic Baked Meatballs in a white baking dish with rosemary and pieces of garlic after being cooked.

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Rosemary Garlic Baked Meatballs in a white baking dish with rosemary and pieces of garlic after being cooked. A fork is holding up half a meatball above the dish.

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close up view of roasted garlic rosemary baked meatballs in a white baking dish on a wooden table topped with 3 rosemary sprigs

Roasted Garlic Rosemary Baked Meatballs

Juicy, tender meatballs made with beef and pork mixture, roasted garlic and rosemary inside and baked with more garlic and rosemary.
4.19 from 11 votes
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: garlic, meatballs, rosemary
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion finely minced
  • 1 medium bulb of roasted garlic
  • 1 spring of fresh rosemary minced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt
  • Fresh cracked black pepper
  • __
  • 4-5 fresh rosemary springs
  • 6 raw garlic cloves
  • 1-2 Tbsp olive oil for the baking dish

Instructions

  • To roast garlic: Take loose skin off the garlic bulb and cut off the tip of the garlic cloves, still in the bulb. Rub garlic bulb with a little bit of olive oil and wrap it in aluminum foil. Preheat oven to 400, place wrapped garlic on a baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes, depending on the size of garlic bulb. (Note: this step can be made the day before and you can just refrigerate roasted garlic until ready to use.)
  • Preheat oven to 350 and rub 2.5 (or 3) quart casserole dish with some olive oil.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, egg, bread crumbs, minced onion, minced rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Carefully peel roasted garlic and take out the roasted garlic cloves. Add them to the bowl. Mix very well, until all ingredients are completely incorporated.
  • Roll about 1.5 inch meatballs and place them snugly in the casserole dish.
  • Stick individual, raw garlic cloves in between meatballs and add rosemary springs on top.
  • Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes.
  • Take off the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes. (Since size of meatballs will vary, time might vary slightly.) You can cut into a meatball to check if it's done.

Notes

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Three photos: Top photo is of a fork inserted into a meatball lifting it above the others. Middle photo is the Rosemary Garlic Baked Meatballs in a white baking dish with rosemary and pieces of garlic after being in the oven. The bottom photo is of the fork again but only holding half a meatball.

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Tanya Walker says

    December 8, 2019 at 9:24 pm

    5 stars
    I made these for my family after several days of turkey after Thanksgiving. They were a hit!!! All I heard at the table was smacking. There were leftovers and my mom text me she ate them with joy!! Great recipe. So juicy. (I did not have ground pork but ham from Thanksgiving. I chopped until meal-like) Superb!!!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      December 9, 2019 at 5:31 pm

      Hi, Tayna! I love hearing that everyone liked it! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lisa says

    February 15, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    5 stars
    I really want to make these but just a Little confused on the roasted garlic do you chop up the roast the garlic or add the whole clove if you add the whole clove not every meatball will have it. I am also going to use turkey chop meat.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      February 18, 2020 at 1:35 pm

      Hi, Lisa! When you roast the garlic it will get very soft so no need to chop it you can mix it in and it will break apart easily.

      Reply
  3. Gladys says

    August 26, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    Can you suggest a substitute for bread crumbs as I would like to make these for keto diet ?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Becky Parker says

      August 28, 2021 at 1:50 pm

      Pork rind bread crumbs 🙌🏻

      Reply
  4. Maya says

    October 21, 2020 at 5:21 am

    I did these with ground turkey and ground deer….an enormous hit in my household!!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      October 21, 2020 at 9:28 am

      Hi Maya,

      I am so glad your family liked them!

      Reply
  5. Minda says

    October 25, 2020 at 5:37 pm

    Can you prep and freeze these?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      October 28, 2020 at 10:45 am

      Hi Minda,

      Yes, you can easily freeze these! Here is a link where I go over how to freeze meatballs. Hope it helps! https://www.willcookforsmiles.com/how-to-freezing-meatballs/

      Reply
  6. Darla says

    July 16, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious meatballs and the recipe has been added to the ‘rotation’ so to speak. My family loves garlic so I doubled the baked garlic and added some pepper flakes to add a little spice. Thank you so much for this great recipe.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      July 20, 2021 at 9:04 am

      You are so welcome, Darla! So glad to hear you like it!

      Reply
  7. Floy says

    September 17, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    How many meatballs? How many does this serve?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      September 21, 2021 at 11:08 am

      It depends on the size of your meatballs and if your making dinner or using them as an appetizer but this recipe makes about 40 1-inch meatballs. So 2 meatballs per person it feeds ten and 4 meatballs per person will feed five. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

      Reply
  8. Fran says

    September 17, 2021 at 8:31 pm

    Question: How are these served? With pasta and sauce? Over rice, plain?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      September 21, 2021 at 11:08 am

      Hi Fran, I find that they make a really good appetizer or a dinner with either rice or mashed potatoes.

      Reply
  9. Cheryl says

    July 29, 2022 at 11:20 am

    5 stars
    Amazing flavor. I made some extra meatballs and fried them up just to check the seasoning…Very good! I make pretty good meatballs for my Sunday gravy but these are terrific for a change. I will definitely make these again and put them in my rotation.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      August 1, 2022 at 3:26 pm

      I am so glad you liked them, Cheryl!

      Reply
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