10 Unexpected Meatball Recipes You Need to Make for Dinner

Meatballs: We love ’em, but we’ve been eating them the same way our entire life (drenched in red sauce with a pound of spaghetti). There’s nothing wrong with that classic pairing, but there’s a whole universe of other possibilities just waiting to be devoured. Ready thy forks, knives and toothpicks.

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Sticky Asian Meatballs with Udon Noodles

A fun twist on spaghetti and meatballs. 

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala Meatballs

We love meatballs. We love chicken tikka masala. So we combined them into the greatest dish ever.

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Cheater's Italian Wedding Soup

We won't tell anyone you cheated with Italian sausage .

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Meal-Prep Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles

They’ll last you the whole workweek. 

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Whole30 Chicken Meatballs and Cauliflower Rice with Coconut-Herb Sauce

We can’t get enough of the rich and creamy sauce.

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Vegan Sriracha ‘Meatballs’ with Noodles and Grilled Vegetables

You’d never guess these were made from tofu.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Wings: Who needs ’em?

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Polenta and Meatballs

PsstIt costs only $15 to whip up four whole servings.

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Spicy Glazed Meatballs

It’s impossible to have just one.

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Swedish Meatballs

We’re never going back to the frozen kind again.

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