57 meat ball recipes

Italian-style tomato sauce simmered with kelp seaweed (alaria or laminaria), garlic, oregano, and Worcestershire. A mineral-rich, umami-packed sauce for spaghetti, meatballs, or browned meat.

A comforting Greek meatball soup with seasoned beef-and-rice balls simmered in a vegetable broth. Fragrant with mint, oregano, dill, and garlic. Pure comfort in a bowl.

Dry-roasted almonds and pistachios get ground into a silky cream sauce perfumed with saffron threads, coriander, and warm spices for draping over grilled meats or simmering with meatballs.

Spicy, tangy Thai turkey meatballs with red curry paste and fish sauce, served with a sweet-sour cucumber dipping sauce. A quick party appetizer ready in 30 minutes that feeds a crowd.

Greek red wine and tomato sauce with bay leaf, whole cloves, and oregano for oven-baked keftedes meatballs. Simmered until thick and fragrant, this is the authentic way to finish keftedes tou fournou.

Pork meatballs with shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, and ginger, rolled in soaked rice and steamed until the grains turn translucent. A classic Chinese dim sum appetizer that's as fun to make as it is to eat.

Homemade peanut butter fudge cooks sugar and milk to soft-ball stage, then beats in butter and peanut butter for a four-ingredient old-fashioned candy. The classic stovetop fudge.

Marbled chocolate truffles swirl white and dark chocolate ganaches with orange liqueur, then roll into powdered-sugar-dusted balls. An elegant homemade gift that beats any boxed assortment.

Healthy meat loaf packed with sauteed cabbage, shredded carrots, and potatoes mixed into lean ground beef with whole wheat bread crumbs. More vegetable than meat, baked covered then uncovered for a golden crust.