Baked Meatballs

I've never baked my meatballs before. I usually put them raw into my sauce and simmer for the day, or add them to the sauce to cook in the crockpot all day, or if in a hurry, I'll pan fry them in a little bit of olive oil.

On a whim last week I decided to bake them.  I really don't have a recipe to share because my meatballs are different every single time depending on what I'm in the mood to add or what I have in stock.

I start with 4 eggs to 2 pounds of ground beef.

A couple cups of bread crumbs.

Grate up some cheese.  I usually use at least 1/2 a block, if not more.

 Sometimes I'll add in mozzarella, too, if I have some.  

Then I chop up some garlic cloves and onion. 

My cutting tool was a flea market find. I love it and it's surprisingly sharp. 

Add in some spices, like oregano, basil or if you house is like ours that loves garlic, a good healthy sprinkling of garlic powder, in addition to the garlic cloves! 

My sister got me this dish in Mexico. I love the colors of it in my kitchen. 

Next remove your rings, roll up your sleeves and get your hands into the beef, to mix it all together. 

Shape into meatballs and place on a foil lined baking sheet. 

Bake for 30 minutes at 350°.  

We then mixed ours with a bit of sauce and had meatball subs. 

Dinner the next night was spaghetti and meatballs. 

This are much bigger than they look.
Hubby said these were about the size of billard balls. 

Most of the time I also add ketchup and mustard to my mixture but opted not to this batch. 

I think I liked them a bit better this way.

 I believe that baking meatballs has become my preferred way to cook them.  

What do you add to your meatballs and how do you cook them?