Mini Beef Meatballs
Tiny mild meatballs to dip — no sauce on top.
Ready in
About 25 min · 10 min prep + 15 min cook
Gentle try
finger food
Texture
SoftBite-sized
Ingredients
- Beef mince
- Breadcrumbs
- Eggs
- Parmesan
Step-by-step
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- 2Mix 400g beef mince with 50g breadcrumbs, 1 egg, 2 tbsp grated parmesan and a pinch of salt.
- 3Roll into small bite-sized meatballs (about 24).
- 4Place on a lined tray and bake 12–15 min until cooked through.
- 5Serve with toothpicks and tomato sauce on the side.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.