{"id":4315,"date":"2026-04-27T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:01:51","slug":"grandpas-3-ingredient-meatball-bites-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/grandpas-3-ingredient-meatball-bites-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandpa\u2019s 3-Ingredient Meatball Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Grandpa\u2019s 3-Ingredient Meatball Bites<\/h2>\n<p>These cheesy, savory meatball bites are a nostalgic family favorite\u2014simple, hearty, and perfect for parties, snacks, or quick dinners.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients (Only 3!)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 packet (1 oz \/ 28 g) dry onion soup mix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix<\/strong> the ground beef, shredded mozzarella, and onion soup mix in a large bowl until well combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form<\/strong> into small bite-size meatballs (about 1 inch \/ 2.5 cm).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place<\/strong> on the baking sheet, spacing slightly apart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong> for 18\u201322 minutes, or until browned and cooked through.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve hot<\/strong> with toothpicks and your favorite dipping sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t overmix to keep them tender.<\/li>\n<li>Swap mozzarella for cheddar for a sharper flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Great with marinara, BBQ sauce, or ranch dip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandpa\u2019s 3-Ingredient Meatball Bites These cheesy, savory meatball bites are a nostalgic family favorite\u2014simple, hearty, and perfect for parties, snacks,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4315","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\/4315","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=4315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4317,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions\/4317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}