Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Homemade Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
It ranks #5 of 38 for richness among the meatballs recipes we compared. 100 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| binder | 7% | 0% |
| egg | 10% | 10% |
| dairy | 12% | 6% |
| aromatics | 20% | 9% |
| sweetener | 0% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 12% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 83% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 70 g | 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs (70g, $0.17*) |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup grated Parmesan (50g, $1.92) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp garlic powder ($0.05) |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp onion powder ($0.05) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning ($0.05) |
| 2 g | 1/4 tsp salt ($0.02) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.03) |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs ($1.58**) |
| 113 g | 1/4 cup whole milk (4 oz., $0.04) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage (454g, $3.57***) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. ground beef (454g, $4.98) |
| 150 g | 1 small yellow onion ($0.70) |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves ($0.08) |
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp olive oil ($0.44) |
| 33 g | 2 Tbsp tomato paste ($0.18) |
| 794 g | 28 oz. crushed tomatoes (1 can, $1.67) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp dried basil ($0.05) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp dried oregano ($0.05) |
| 4 g | 1 tsp brown sugar (optional, $0.02) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp salt (or to taste, $0.03) |
Method: 15 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“We love your meatball recipe. It's been a hit at our house and at gatherings. I have never made your marinara sauce, so I can't speak to that, however I did turn your meatball recipe into a meatloaf recipe. In turning the recipe I made a sauce out of the follo” — a cook, 5.0★
“I've made this recipe several times. We Love meatballs!!! I make them with just about any ground meat, and with varied seasonings, I make mine quite small, about 1-1.25 inches and bake them on a sheet pan. At that size they take 15-20 minutes, even less in my ” — a cook, 5.0★