Herb Lamb & Pork Meatballs

I’ve been having a major moment with lamb lately – I hadn’t had it in forever and picked some up on a whim at Whole Foods a few weeks ago and now, it’s all I want.

While lamb can be expensive, ground lamb usually isn’t nearly as expensive as other cuts. I like to buy some ground lamb and another inexpensive ground meat and really stretch it out. Beef is delicious but ground pork is really where it’s at and the combo together, is awesome.
These meatballs are super simple to make and there is virtually no mess since they bake up in the oven while you fold laundry, clean your kitchen, drink wine, or whatever you do while baking meatballs. Moral of the story: get some lamb and get rolling!

Herb Lamb and Pork Meatballs

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Serves	18-20
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	45 minutes
Total time	55 minutes

Ingredients

• 1lb ground lamb
• 1lb ground pork
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• big pinch of salt and pepper
• cilantro, minced for garnish

Directions

1.	Preheat oven to 375 and line a large baking sheet with parchment.
2.	Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until very well combined.
3.	Roll into ping pong sized balls and bake for 35-45 minutes until cooked through. Top with minced cilantro if desired.

 

Tagged: dinner, herbs, lamb, meatballs, paleo, pork, primal

8 comments on “Herb Lamb & Pork Meatballs”

1. Karla @ Foodologie on March 8, 2013 at 11:11 am said:

   Wow! These look awesome! I’m a huge fan of lamb, but I never buy it because $$$.

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   • gabbysgfree on March 8, 2013 at 11:13 am said:

     Thanks! We rarely buy anything but ground lamb because it’s so pricey but ground lamb seems to be fairly reasonable.

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2. Purelymichelle on March 8, 2013 at 11:12 am said:

   these sound great!
   Pinning this for later

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   • gabbysgfree on March 8, 2013 at 11:13 am said:

     Thanks Michelle!

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3. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table on March 8, 2013 at 11:36 am said:

   I love lamb, and I love meatballs. Definitely trying this out! Great idea!

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   • gabbysgfree on March 8, 2013 at 11:51 am said:

     Thanks Laura!!

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4. Kierston @candyfit on March 8, 2013 at 4:20 pm said:

   Your balls look great

   I love me my Turkey Balls!

   Have a great weekend

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5. Amber @ Busy, Bold, Blessed on March 11, 2013 at 7:47 am said:

   I’ve been really into ground pork lately! I didn’t know it existed and then when I tried it I was like where has this been all my life?! I’ve never thought about mixing 2 different kinds of ground meat. Hmmmm.

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