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Home » Dinner » Beef » Roasted Garlic Rosemary Baked Meatballs

Roasted Garlic Rosemary Baked Meatballs

Created: July 30, 2015 Updated: April 12, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke 57 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.
4.31 from 13 votes
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 (Makes 20-22 meatballs)
Calories: 473kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion finely minced
  • 1 bulb of roasted garlic
  • 1 spring of fresh rosemary minced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt
  • Fresh cracked black pepper

Addition/Topping:

  • 4-5 fresh rosemary springs
  • 6-8 raw garlic cloves
  • 1-2 Tbsp olive oil for baking
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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 40-45 minutes, depending on the size of garlic bulb.
    (Note: this step can be made the day before and you can just refrigerate roasted garlic in an air-tight food storage container until ready to use.)

Meatballs:

  • Preheat oven to 350° and spread some olive oil in a casserole dish that's big enough to hold these meatballs comfortably.
  • 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.
  • Bake the meatballs for about 30-35 minutes. (Exact time will depend on how large the meatballs are. You can cut into one to check for doneness.)

Nutrition

Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 483mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 3mg
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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. madelleyne cruz says

    April 11, 2023 at 10:30 am

    These were absolutely delicious. My entire family loved it

    Reply
  2. Jeannette says

    March 14, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    5 stars
    I made this last night for my husband and I.
    We both loved it! It was way too much for the both of us. My husband is not a big fan of leftovers. The next night I took the meatballs and mashed them up with a potato masher and made Hamburger Gravy. It was soooo good. I even had some meatballs left over that I put away in the freezer for another night. Not bad, three meals out of one recipe! Thanks!!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      March 19, 2023 at 1:07 pm

      Yum! I am so glad it worked out so well for you!

      Reply
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  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. 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
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