This air fryer meatballs recipe takes just 10min to cook 🍝

Name: This air fryer meatballs recipe takes just 10min to cook 🍝
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 150 g pork mince; 100 g beef mince; 1 medium egg; 50 g fresh breadcrumbs; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tsp. Italian herb seasoning

Italian beef and pork meatballs are air fried to perfection for a quick supper option.

By Grace EvansPublished: 14 April 2025

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spaghetti with meatballs and tomato sauce on pink background

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Meatballs are speedily cooked in your air fryer for a simple and low-ingredient meal.

A mixture of pork and beef mince are chilled for 30min to firm up, before adding to your air fryer and cooked in 10min to serve with your choice of accompaniments.

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Yields:

2 serving(s)

Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Ingredients

150 g
pork mince
100 g
beef mince
1
medium egg
50 g
fresh breadcrumbs
1
garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp.
Italian herb seasoning

Directions

1. Step 1In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients with plenty of seasoning. Divide into 8 equal portions and roll each into a ball. Arrange on a plate, cover and chill for 20min, to firm up.
2. Step 2Preheat air fryer to 180°C. Put the meatballs in the air fryer basket and cook for 10min, or until golden and cooked through. Serve with spaghetti and tomato sauce, if you like.

We’ve gone traditional with our meatballs and served them with spaghetti and tomato sauce, but you could also have them in a bread roll with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella – Italian sub-style!

If you fancy something other than Italian flavours, then our feta and herby pickle meatballs are delicious.

Italian herb seasoning (a mixture of oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary and marjoram) flavours these meatballs beautifully, but you could also try adding harissa, shawarma paste or any other spice/herb mixtures and combinations you fancy in place of the Italian herb mix. Miso is also a great addition to your meatballs for an instant hit of umami!

You can alter the ratio of pork to beef mince, if you’re a fan of one over the other – just keep the total weight the same.

Grace Evans

Senior Cookery Writer

Grace is Good Housekeeping’s Senior Cookery Writer, serving up delicious food and drink content. Grace was trained at Leiths Cookery School and worked as a chef in some of London’s most exciting restaurants before starting at Good Housekeeping. When she isn’t eating and drinking her way through London's restaurants, you’ll find her attending music gigs and binge-watching the newest TV shows.

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