Air Fryer Meatballs
If you enjoy baked meatballs then you are going to LOVE these Air Fryer Meatballs. They take less than 30 minutes to make with a few simple ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your kitchen!
The air fryer crisps the meatballs perfectly on the outside while ensuring that they remain juicy and moist on the inside. All in all this air fryer meatball recipe is a super easy and delicious dinner idea that you can also use for meal prep…simply store the air fryer meatballs in the freezer and warm up at a later date when you don’t have time to make a meal.
Although you can easily add a side dish to complete these meatballs for a main meal, you could quite easily also just serve them with cocktail sticks to guests as an appetizer, making this recipe extremely versatile and one to keep on file!
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TIPS FOR THE PERFECT MEATBALL
- Avoid over mixing your meatball mixture to ensure you get tender meatballs.
- If you swap out the ground beef for ground turkey to make turkey meatballs then including 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning to the mix will be a great flavor addition for your turkey meatballs.
- Never over crowd your air fryer basket. If you need to, rather cook in two batches so that the meatballs get cooked evenly.
Air Fryer Meatballs
- Mix all ingredients together until well combined, let rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll either 1-inch or 2-inch sized meatballs, depending on how you want to serve them, and place in a single layer in the air fryer, without them touching. Do so in batches if necessary.
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes. Cook meatballs at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes for 1-inch meatballs and 15 minutes for 2-inch meatballs, shake basket every 5 minutes for even cooking. Cook times can vary some, I recommend checking at 8 and 12 minutes respectively.
CAN YOU FREEZE AIR FRYER MEATBALLS?
- You definitely can freeze these Air Fryer Meatballs. Cook them as directed above and then once they have completely cooled you can place them on a baking sheet to freeze until solid. Once frozen solid, transfer them into an airtight container or freezer bag and store in your freezer for up to 3 months.
- When you are ready to use them in a meal, thaw them and then place them into the air fryer for approximately 5 minutes or you can bake them to warm them up slowly. You can even use your slow cooker to warm them up.
WHAT CAN I SERVE WITH THESE AIR FRYER MEATBALLS?
- I know a ton of great side dishes that you can look at here but those that particularly come to mind as great side dishes for these air fryer meatballs include:
Roast Veggies
Cheesy Ham Green Bean Casserole
Honey Glazed Carrots
Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
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Air Fryer Meatballs
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- ½ pound Pork Sausage or Ground Turkey
- ¾ cup oats quick-cooking
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons onions finely chopped
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together until well combined, let rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll either 1-inch or 2-inch sized meatballs, depending on how you want to serve them, and place in a single layer in the air fryer, without them touching. Do so in batches if necessary.
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes.
- Cook meatballs at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes for 1-inch meatballs and 15 minutes for 2-inch meatballs, shake basket every 5 minutes for even cooking. Cook times can vary some, I recommend checking at 8 and 12 minutes respectively.
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