These Air Fryer Meatballs have become one of my favorite go-to meal prep recipes, especially during the summer. An air fryer is an amazing tool for the warmer months because it won’t heat up your kitchen like an oven, and the food cooks so much faster! I love making a large batch and enjoying these delicious meatballs for up to three days.
This recipe is incredibly allergy-friendly; it is completely free of alliums, gluten, lactose, and eggs. It is also an amazing meal idea if you are managing GERD, gallbladder stones, or following a Low FODMAP lifestyle. These meatballs are easy on digestion and taste truly divine. For a more light version, you can use lean ground chicken or turkey instead of beef.
I hope you enjoy these quick and delicious Air Fryer Meatballs as much as I do!
Developed & Checked by GI Nurse Dora S. Zachmann
Ingredients that you need for Flavorsome Air Fryer Meatballs recipe
- Ground meat: you can use any ground meat mixture, I recommend leaner cuts of meat. You can use 90/10 or 80/20 blends in case you are using beef and pork. This recipe works amazingly with ground turkey and ground chicken too
- Dry basil
- Dry oregano
- Dry dill weed
- Dry thyme
- Baking soda: add just a pinch. It will make meatballs more tender and airy. You can skip baking soda, but then meatballs will not be that tender
- Salt
- Pepper: if you can’t eat pepper, you can omit it, it won’t affect the recipe.
Equipment
- Air fryer
- Bowl
- Tongs
- Air fryer accessories – pizza pan
- Airtight container
Why use air fryer accessories in an Air Fryer Meatballs recipe?
The air fryer is amazing until it is time to clean the basket. Just thinking of soaking and scrubbing the air fryer basket longer than it takes me to make a meal, gets me away a bit from using it. Don’t get me wrong, I love air fryers, but I hate cleaning the basket.
Luckily, I discovered air fryer accessories. They are so amazing, and with them, it is even easier to use the air fryer and clean it. Whenever I’m cooking meat in an air fryer I’m using a pizza pan from my air fryer accessory kit. Food tastes amazing, and cleaning is so much easier and quick.
How to make Air Fryer Meatballs recipe?
It is so easy to make a Flavorsome Air Fryer Meatballs recipe!
In a bowl, using your hands, mix ground meat, dry basil, dry oregano, dry dill weed, dry thyme, baking soda, salt, and pepper until combined. Form the meatballs, slightly larger than a golf ball. You can shape them into the size of the tennis ball too, but then you will have to bake them for a few minutes longer.
The most important step is to preheat the air fryer. Set up the temperature to 400°F/200°C and run it empty for 4 to 6 minutes. Before I wasn’t preheating the air fryer, and it took longer to cook the meatballs. With a longer time, the meatballs were drying out, and they weren’t that tasty. The key to juicy meatballs is preheating the air fryer!
Place the meatballs in a single layer in the air fryer. Use a pizza pan from air fryer accessories for easier cleaning of the air fryer. Turn down the heat of the air fryer to 355°F/180°C. Cook meatballs for 15 to 18 minutes or until browned and the center of the meatball reaches 165°F. Let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.
How to store the Flavorsome Air Fryer Meatballs recipe?
Refrigerator
You can store air fryer meatballs in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Freezer
You can freeze air fryer meatballs in an airtight container for up to a month.
Garnish for this meal
Garnish can elevate how the food looks, and it can make it look more appetizing. However, garnish can be a spot where alliums are hiding. In this recipe, I didn’t use any garnish on my plate.
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Flavorsome Air Fryer Meatballs without onion and garlic
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb ground meat - beef, pork, turkey, chicken - it is all up to you. Use 90/10 and 80/20 for this recipe 680g
- 1 teaspoons dry basil
- 1 teaspoons dry oregano
- ¾ teaspoon dry dill weed
- ¾ teaspoon dry thyme
- a pinch of baking soda - a pinch is more than enough to make meatballs tender
- salt to taste I usually put 1 ½ teaspoons
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- In the bowl, using your hands, mix ground meat, dry basil, dry oregano, dry dill weed, dry thyme, baking soda, salt, and pepper until combined. Form the meatballs, slightly larger than a golf ball.
- Preheat the air fryer. Set up the temperature to 392°F/200°C and run it empty for 4 to 6 minutes.
- Place the meatballs in a single layer in the air fryer. Turn down the heat of the air fryer to 356°F/180°C.
- Cook meatballs for 12 to 15 minutes or until browned and the center of the meatball reaches 165°F.
- Let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Need more recipe ideas?
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- Turkey Smashburger
- Low Fat Kale Meatballs Soup
- Ground Meat & Sweet Potato Skillet
- Marry Me Meatballs
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