Meatballs in the oven always turn out to be very tasty, juicy and light, which pleases people who prefer proper nutrition. The main thing is to choose quality products and not to overdry the dish in the oven.

Oven meatballs with tomato sauce

A dish with a rich taste that goes well with any side dish. It is better to take fresh home-made mincemeat, but the store one is also suitable, then it is worth giving preference to a chilled product rather than a frozen one.

You will need such components for meatballs:

  • carrots - 2 pcs.;
  • tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • minced meat - 250 g;
  • sugar - 0.5 tsp;
  • ground pepper - 1 pinch;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • salt - 1-2 pinches;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • water - 150 ml.

Cook the meatballs with gravy using the step-by-step instructions below:

  1. Drive an egg into the minced meat, add ground black pepper, a pinch of salt.
  2. Grate the onion, add the resulting slurry to the meat component, mix by hand.
  3. Grease the oven pan with oil. Use your hands to form small balls from the minced meat and send it to the baking dish.
  4. Chop the onions and carrots finely. Mix chopped vegetables with tomato paste, add water, salt and add your favorite seasonings.
  5. Pour raw meatballs over gravy or place vegetable mass between rows of meat balls.
  6. Keep in the oven for 45-50 minutes, temperature - 190 ° C. Bake for about half an hour under the lid (it can be made of foil), then without, so that the dish becomes rosy.
  7. Serve hot, can be sprinkled with grated cheese and herbs.

If the meat during cooking seems too liquid, you can add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour: this will not affect the taste of meatballs, but the process of their formation will make it much more convenient.

Cooking potatoes

A great option for a family dinner is a hearty and tasty dish.Even the children will like the delicate texture, only then you should not get carried away with spices.

Take the following ingredients:

  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • sour cream - 90 ml;
  • potatoes - 300-400 g;
  • salt - 2-3 pinches;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • minced meat - 300 g;
  • water - 150 ml;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • coriander - ¼ tsp

Baked meatballs with potatoes are prepared as follows:

  1. Pour salt and seasonings into the minced meat, drive in an egg.
  2. Pass the onion through a grater, garlic - through a press or chop finely, add to the meat.
  3. Cut the potatoes into small strips, put in a heat-resistant form, pour sour cream, sprinkle with spices.
  4. Blind small meatballs, lay them on top of the vegetable layer.
  5. Pour in water.
  6. Bake as in the previous recipe.

Minced meat to choose at your discretion: pork more fat, beef cooks longer. The best option is assorted.

Spices: rosemary, coriander, paprika, curry can give the original taste to meatballs.

Minced chicken with cream

An incredibly delicate dish that will decorate the table any day. It is prepared very quickly and easily, which makes the recipe even more indispensable.

List of required products:

  • cheese - 300 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 3 cloves;
  • salt - 1-2 pinches;
  • minced meat (chicken) - 500 g;
  • greens - 1 bunch;
  • cream (non-greasy) - 500 ml;
  • a roll or pulp of white bread;
  • milk - for soaking;
  • favorite spices.

Cook according to this instruction:

  1. Soak bread in milk.
  2. Finely chop the onion, add it to the minced chicken and the flesh of the bun (you must first squeeze it).
  3. Add spices, a pinch of salt, mix.
  4. Put small meat balls on the bottom of the ceramic or glass form. Send to the oven for 10-15 minutes, no more (temperature - 180 ° C).
  5. Grate or finely chop a clove of garlic, chop the herbs, chop the cheese with a grater. Combine all ingredients, season.
  6. Add cream, mix thoroughly.
  7. Get the meatballs, pour the resulting sauce, keep in the oven in the same temperature for another 20 minutes.

Serve hot or warm.

Tender meatballs in sour cream sauce

The difference between sour cream sauce and cream is a denser texture, the taste can also be more saturated. Meatballs turn out to be rosy, hearty, light for lunch and dinner.

Prepare a list of products:

  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • minced meat - 500 g;
  • flour - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • coriander - ½ tsp;
  • vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • sour cream - 100 ml;
  • salt - 1-2 pinches;
  • onion - 1 pc.

Cooking Method:

  1. Knead the minced meat in a standard way using meat, eggs, onions and spices, twisted in a meat grinder. In the meat component, put only half the coriander or even exclude it from the recipe.
  2. Use your hands to mold the minced balls, put them in a container suitable for baking and hold in the oven at 180 ° C for 10-15 minutes.
  3. Combine sour cream, flour and seasonings.
  4. Pour the meatballs over the sauce and put them in the oven for another 20 minutes.

With rice

Meatballs, in which rice is added, have a different structure - more airy, but the taste of cereals is almost not felt. It is so easy to get a tasty and nutritious dish with any option of gravy. For example, you can take a delicious creamy mustard sauce.

The following ingredients will be required:

  • milk - 50 ml;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • sour cream - 90 g;
  • rice - ½ cup;
  • bread (white) - 2 slices;
  • minced meat - 400 g;
  • mustard - 50 g;
  • milk - 50 ml;
  • greens - 1 bunch;
  • seasonings and salt — 1-2 pinches.

 

Instructions for cooking meatballs include the following steps:

  1. Boil rice, but only until half cooked.
  2. Soak the bread in milk and let it swell slightly. Squeeze the pulp with your hands and send to salted and seasoned minced meat.
  3. Grate onion, send to meat.
  4. Cool the rice a little and also add to the minced meat, mix by hand.
  5. It is standard to bake meatballs for 10 minutes in a heat-resistant form.
  6. Combine mustard, sour cream, a pinch of seasonings (for example, Provence herbs or basil). After the specified time, remove the meat balls, pour evenly on the sauce and bake for another 20 minutes at 180 ° C.
  7. Chop greens, 5 minutes before the end of cooking sprinkle with parsley or green onions for decoration.

Turkey Diet Recipe

Dietary meatballs from turkey can please themselves not only people watching the figure. The dish is universal, it becomes an excellent addition to a simple side dish, after it there will be no feeling of heaviness in the stomach. But the main thing is a delicate texture and wonderful taste.

Take the following products:

  • onion — 1 pc.;
  • salt - 1 pinch;
  • turkey fillet - 600 g;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • pepper to taste.

Cook this way:

  1. It is necessary to cook the minced meat on your own - cut the fillet into medium slices and scroll through the meat grinder. Using the same device, grind onions, carrots.
  2. Add some salt and pepper to the meat. If it is inconvenient to form meatballs, add the protein of one egg.
  3. Blind small balls, put in a mold. Oven at 170 ° C for 40-45 minutes.

As a sauce, you can take low-fat sour cream, mixed with your favorite spices. Serve with green salad or baked vegetables.

Meatballs are suitable for any occasion: the dish is not only tasty, but also looks quite impressive. The main thing is to follow the recipe and choose the right side dish.

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