{"id":3571,"date":"2026-04-13T20:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:21:48","slug":"garlic-butter-meatballs-with-creamy-parmesan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/garlic-butter-meatballs-with-creamy-parmesan\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Butter Meatballs with Creamy Parmesan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Garlic Butter Meatballs with Creamy Parmesan<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Meatballs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (500g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp chopped parsley<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\ud83e\uddc4 Butter Sauce<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Creamy Parmesan Sauce<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp Italian seasoning (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Make the meatballs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, mix ground beef, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper<\/li>\n<li>Form into small balls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2. Cook the meatballs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat a pan over medium heat<\/li>\n<li>Cook meatballs until browned on all sides and fully cooked (about 8\u201310 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Remove and set aside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. Garlic butter<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In the same pan, melt butter<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic and saut\u00e9 for 1 minute until fragrant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. Make creamy sauce<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour in heavy cream and stir<\/li>\n<li>Add Parmesan cheese and seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Let simmer until slightly thick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5. Combine<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Return meatballs to the pan<\/li>\n<li>Coat them in the creamy garlic Parmesan sauce<\/li>\n<li>Simmer for 3\u20135 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Over pasta<\/li>\n<li>With mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>With rice or crusty bread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a mix of <strong>beef + lamb<\/strong> for richer flavor<\/li>\n<li>Add spinach or mushrooms to the sauce<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle extra Parmesan on top before serving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Result<\/h3>\n<p>Juicy, tender meatballs in a rich, garlicky, creamy Parmesan sauce \u2014 pure comfort food!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garlic Butter Meatballs with Creamy Parmesan \u00a0Ingredients \u00a0Meatballs 1 lb (500g) ground beef 1\/2 cup breadcrumbs 1\/4 cup grated Parmesan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3573,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571\/revisions\/3573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}