I really like your honesty when tasting or trying something. You don't sugar coat anything but instead tell us the truth and that's So commendable. Thank you so much.
I’ve watched so many of your recipes as a Ninja Foodi novice and made a few without commenting. You are an excellent cook and, even better, you can translate your expertise into teaching - a rare skill indeed. We have empty plates in our house tonight and it was so easy to make. Thank you.
Fantastic Video, please do plenty more "Low Carb Type Healthy Ones" for us that try to keep our weight down. This one was a perfect one for sure. Thanks So Much
Excellent recipe, The only thing I did different with the meatballs was I used dried parsley, about a third of a cup rubbing it between the palms of my hands to release the flavor. Delicious! I love not putting on my oven
After several attempts using the air-fryer insert on my Instant Pot and having things stick to the so-called non-stick surface, I simply started using a disk of greaseproof paper instead. It makes life a lot easier. Oh, and can I thank you for the metric measurements on your website. American imperial 'cups', ounces, and Fahrenheit are now too confusing even for us here in the UK where they haven't really been used for 50 years.
I made these last night, absolutely delicious!! I made some the size you did and made your marinara sauce and plan to have either as a sub or with pasta. Also, I made some really small and made a pizza and used your marinara for the pizza sauce and topped the pizza with lil bite-sized meat balls, fantastic!! Thank you so much!!
Love this recipe! Also wanted to add that I used the canning rack for the extra layer. I used a piece of the burn protector strip that you recommended for the legs. threaded it through the center of the grates to be able to take it out of the foodi easily.
Okay Louise just made these for lunch for my wife and I off the hook delicious! Best meatball sub ever! The flavoring was spot-on perfection you are amazing thank you
@@TheSaltedPepper Louise can these be made then frozen? cook them halfway then food save them for later in the freezer? what do you think? Or cook them through then freeze them, what do you think would be the best way?
Hi Louise ! Thank you so much for your beautiful meatball recipe in Ninja Foodie AF. Food looked absolutely delicious. I enjoy watching your classic, authentic style of cooking and teaching skill. Look forward to see more of your proper dinner recipes in AF. Much appreciated ! Regards !
I like those Mickey Mouse gloves. Where did you get those? But more importantly, I love your recipes!!! All of them and your videos are the very best on youtube!
They are in my Amazon store under Ninja Foodi Accessories. They are sold individually though, so you need two for a pair: amazon.com/shop/thesaltedpepper
No WAY! I was just looking up meatballs, trying to think of how to cook ground beef the day before yesterday. So last night, with the first half, I made your meatloaf, potatoes & carrot recipe and with the 2nd half I ended up making a general batch of fried ground beef to add into recipes. Darn it!!! I just realized that I don't have notifications turned on or else I could have made these meatballs!! Everyone in my house knows "Louise from The Salted Pepper"! ❤
Wow, I usually make my meatballs in the oven and during summer, well you know, it heats up the kitchen so now I don't have too. I will try this with the next meatballs I make. They look delicious. Thank you. Love your videos. Hugs!
I wanted to thank you for the meatballs, squash, and zucchini recipe. I got to give you a brief history. I NEVER cooked before. I bought the Ninja Foodi and my neighbor, who has cooked for over 40 years, was very doubtful. She helped me cook chicken breasts, pork chops, stuffed peppers and meatloaf. My neighbor and I along with husbands were "Blown Away". I tried your recipe for "Meatballs, Zucchini and Squash" and it turned out great. I feel like "I can cook". If you know of any other recipes that are simple and easy to make for dinner, please let me know. I'm going to try your beef stew recipe in the Fall. It is way to hot in Florida right now to eat stew Thanks in advance Regina Hartlley
Thank you so much! That really makes my day and I'm thrilled that you are having success with the Ninja Foodi. I have a lot of easy recipes on my website and you can save your favorites by clicking the heart and every time you visit my website, they will be saved for you when you hit the tab beside the heart or the search icon. They show up in a category called, my favorite pages. Here is the link: thesaltedpepper.com
I’d love to see chicken meatballs like a Buffalo chicken meatball app. I found your page recently and I’ve been watching all your videos. I love my foodi and I love finding new things to do with it. I recently did popcorn and it was a hit. I plan on doing yogurt and your clam chowder recipe soon
The rack insert was a nice touch, I’m glad you didn’t ignore that, so it allows them to all fit. And that was a good point about not overcrowding. I’ve only recently started watching your videos (because I just got my Ninja Foodi 3 days ago!) in preparation for the Foodi, and I’m so excited now to actually execute them! I’m dong the roasted chicken tonight and then the meatballs in a few days! As Yve said, you really do do a great job with these relatable recipes and I like your communication style.
The Salted Pepper Thank you. I do have one question, though, I wonder why I never see any liquid collected in the condensation cup in the back? I do check it after each use to see if I need to dispose the condensation in it and then clean the cup. There’s just never anything in there and I’ve used pressure cook now 3 times- roasted chicken, rice pudding, potatoes. Have you noticed that and is there something I should be doing differently? Thanks again.
Can you do Hawaiian chicken meatballs recipe. I did pineapple juice, sweet chili sauce and the Hawaiian marinade with gluten free bread crumbs and then I put them in the freezer before I air fried them but I wasn't sure how long to air fry the meatballs for and if you have any other recipes for something like that.
Great video... I have been using the oven but now I'll try making meatballs in the air fryer. The thing I don't get is why we need to flip... One would think that because the airfryer circulates the heat over and under and around the food, - then we shouldn't have to flip it over? My airfryer is the type which has a handle that pulls out like a drawer and so you can just shake your food around - which is convenient but even then I can't help wondering why we need to do so considering the concept of airfrying is that the heat is circulated round the food.
You really don't have to flip, but I find that the bottoms get darker and I like to flip once for more even browning. That is just my personal preference.
Hey Louise was wondering if I leave extra great comments would you cook for me? Lol. Just kidding. Another perfect and I mean Perfect recipe. Thx for all the videos
When I was younger my mum would cook what she called “beef patties”, I never liked them, there was something about the taste and, when I got older and made pork and beef meatballs, that same taste was present, I resigned myself to not liking any meat mixture, but I just was mystified why! Some long time later I was watching a cookery programme and the cook said “if you don’t like egg in your meatballs, it’s probably the white, try two yolks instead” 💡💡 😲 I ADORE meatballs now!...who knew that an egg white in a meat mixture would be so awful!! If you could let people know it would be fantastic, I mentioned it on a Facebook page, and quite a few said they hated mince mixtures, and were thrilled when I posted it. xxxxoooo
Loved it!....do you have any advice on incorporating the sauce into the meatballs?. this would be tricky being the meatballs are seared preventing infusion. my traditional method is half cooking meatballs, and finish in the sauce. thanks!
I think you can do the same thing if you use bake instead of air crisp so the outside doesn't get as seared, then add to your sauce and finish cooking.
@@TheSaltedPepper Good point!...yes bake, and being pressure cooked would add the infusion better....this transformation to pressure cooking has me off a bit....its just the learning curve though....thanks again!
I wish I could! I am so upset, but Pampered Chef discontinued it. It's way over priced on Amazon, but you might find it on Ebay for a reasonable price.
Hi Louise! Earlier this evening, I watched Sam The Cooking Guy (he posted today) for Turkey Burgers - and omg! He added butter, etc to the ground turkey, and WOW they came out very juicy. Maybe check his video out, so you can make make turkey meatballs? Just a suggestion. 💓💖💓 Your channel! I hope this helps you!
Looks delicious! I was thinking you could use the probe or the part that plugs the probe into the thermometer to push the power button on the thermometer. That's so cool that it has both functions!!
I have found that different units operate a little differently and some changes in the sound is completely normal. As long as it's cooking your food correctly, I wouldn't worry about it.
Hi, I just recently purchased my ninja foodi deluxe 8qt (with knob) I'm having my son's 1st birthday party on Saturday and plan on doing meatballs with sauce. I'm just going to buy frozen meatballs from the market. Do you have any suggestions on how I should do them in the ninja? Should I sear/saute them, air crispy or pressure cook? Am I able to add the sauce in and keep them warm through out the party? I truly appreciate any help/suggestions you may have.
I'm sorry, I thought I responded earlier to this. I hope the party went well! If the meatballs are already cooked, I would add the sauce and use slow cook on high until warmed through and then either low slow cook or keep warm for the party.
@@TheSaltedPepper Hi, thank you so much for responding back. I actually borrowed my friends crockpot to be safe lol I'm new with ninja and I'm super nervous to use it 😅
I spent $20 for a digital thermometer thing. The battery died and I looked every where trying to find one. Ended up buying a new one. Same as the other one. It lasted about a year and the battery went died. Got a third one same as the other two. The battery died in it. So one day I am at Walmart and they had the batteries. Got home changed out the batteries. All three of them give a different reading, with in 25% of each other.
That's crazy! I had a $20 one and I also found that the batteries didn't last very long. I think it's worth getting a good one if you can afford it, I'm pretty amazed at the difference in my Thermopen MK4, it's so fast and accurate. I also find the PC model to be very accurate and almost as fast.
I totally agree and I told someone else that they should wait before purchasing because I did not pay that much. The prices on Amazon have skyrocketed since Covid-19. I think I paid around $15-16 for it. I hope they go back down because it is a nice rack.
This is not a fast easy meal especially if you work all day then he got to come home and do all of that then you have to wash all the dishes this is not an easy
You spend to much on ingredients methods and ingredients, you act like your audience has never cooked before. Turn a five minute video into a half hr...
Aren't you the judgemental one! Did it ever occur to you that perhaps many people haven't cooked before or aren't confident cooking and appreciate the extras I provide? If you don't need instruction, go to the recipe post and skip the video or find a channel that is better suited for you. There are plenty to choose from!
What I love about your recipes is that they are so doable, and REAL! I think you are better that any of the tv chefs!
My goodness! Thank you for the huge compliment! I hope you love the meatballs!
I really like your honesty when tasting or trying something. You don't sugar coat anything but instead tell us the truth and that's
So commendable. Thank you so much.
Thank you! I've never been a sugar coater in anything I do! LOL
Your love for food is really inspiring
Thanks!
FWIW - look 👀; looking 👀 absolutely delectable!!!
I’ve watched so many of your recipes as a Ninja Foodi novice and made a few without commenting. You are an excellent cook and, even better, you can translate your expertise into teaching - a rare skill indeed.
We have empty plates in our house tonight and it was so easy to make. Thank you.
Thank you so much 😊 I'm so glad you enjoyed the meatballs!
I'm gonna try this with turkey. Gotta see what to do so it won't be too dry.
I would decrease the bread crumbs for sure and maybe add in some finely diced onions for added moisture.
I make my meatballs with turkey and I use breadcrumbs rehydrated with equal parts almond milk. And I do use cooked finely diced onions or shallots.
Candy Dodge that’s a great idea!
Fantastic Video, please do plenty more "Low Carb Type Healthy Ones" for us that try to keep our weight down. This one was a perfect one for sure. Thanks So Much
Thank you and I do have more low carb recipes coming out.
Excellent recipe, The only thing I did different with the meatballs was I used dried parsley, about a third of a cup rubbing it between the palms of my hands to release the flavor. Delicious! I love not putting on my oven
That's great!
After several attempts using the air-fryer insert on my Instant Pot and having things stick to the so-called non-stick surface, I simply started using a disk of greaseproof paper instead. It makes life a lot easier. Oh, and can I thank you for the metric measurements on your website. American imperial 'cups', ounces, and Fahrenheit are now too confusing even for us here in the UK where they haven't really been used for 50 years.
Oh wow and double wow. I have literally just finished making these. What can I say except absolutely delicious and easy to do. God I love my Foodi.
I'm so glad you liked them!
I made these last night, absolutely delicious!! I made some the size you did and made your marinara sauce and plan to have either as a sub or with pasta. Also, I made some really small and made a pizza and used your marinara for the pizza sauce and topped the pizza with lil bite-sized meat balls, fantastic!! Thank you so much!!
Glad you like them!
Love this recipe! Also wanted to add that I used the canning rack for the extra layer. I used a piece of the burn protector strip that you recommended for the legs. threaded it through the center of the grates to be able to take it out of the foodi easily.
That is a great tip! I never thought of that, thanks for sharing!
good idea on the extra rack. will try it next time!
Looks great - love the Minnie Mouse gloves 😀
Thanks!
YOUR THE VERY BEST THANKS
Thank you!
Okay Louise just made these for lunch for my wife and I off the hook delicious! Best meatball sub ever! The flavoring was spot-on perfection you are amazing thank you
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
@@TheSaltedPepper Louise can these be made then frozen? cook them halfway then food save them for later in the freezer? what do you think? Or cook them through then freeze them, what do you think would be the best way?
Great looking meatballs and zoodles. Thanks for sharing!❤️❤️
Thank you! It was so good!
Hi Louise ! Thank you so much for your beautiful meatball recipe in Ninja Foodie AF. Food looked absolutely delicious.
I enjoy watching your classic, authentic style of cooking and teaching skill. Look forward to see more of your proper dinner recipes in AF.
Much appreciated ! Regards !
Thank you for this wonderful recipe - I love your video and I am going to make this soon.
I hope you love them!
Great tip to test the seasoning. Why have I never thought of that.
It works great!
I like those Mickey Mouse gloves. Where did you get those? But more importantly, I love your recipes!!! All of them and your videos are the very best on youtube!
They are in my Amazon store under Ninja Foodi Accessories. They are sold individually though, so you need two for a pair: amazon.com/shop/thesaltedpepper
Wow, this looks so good, I wish I had a squash and zucchini in the house. Looks like another winner Louise 😍
They are so good and so easy! I hope you enjoy them!
Look delicious! I love that it can easily be low carb too!
Yep! I hope you enjoy them!
No WAY! I was just looking up meatballs, trying to think of how to cook ground beef the day before yesterday. So last night, with the first half, I made your meatloaf, potatoes & carrot recipe and with the 2nd half I ended up making a general batch of fried ground beef to add into recipes. Darn it!!! I just realized that I don't have notifications turned on or else I could have made these meatballs!!
Everyone in my house knows "Louise from The Salted Pepper"! ❤
That's great! Next time you have some ground beef, I hope you give them a try!
I really would love to try the Ninja Foodi!!
I It's a very good product
Best purchase ever made!
Pinoy Planet buy one. You won’t regret it.
It's incredible!
you would love it
Thank you so much for adding in the low carb! I love your channel!
Thank you so much!
Love my mix n chop.
Wow, I usually make my meatballs in the oven and during summer, well you know, it heats up the kitchen so now I don't have too. I will try this with the next meatballs I make. They look delicious. Thank you. Love your videos. Hugs!
I hope you enjoy them!
@@TheSaltedPepper They were absolutely delicious.
Looks yummy
Amazing as always. Definitely have to make this.
Thank you so much and I hope you love them!
I wanted to thank you for the meatballs, squash, and zucchini recipe. I got to give you a brief history. I NEVER cooked before. I bought the Ninja Foodi and my neighbor, who has cooked for over 40 years, was very doubtful. She helped me cook chicken breasts, pork chops, stuffed peppers and meatloaf. My neighbor and I along with husbands were "Blown Away".
I tried your recipe for "Meatballs, Zucchini and Squash" and it turned out great. I feel like "I can cook".
If you know of any other recipes that are simple and easy to make for dinner, please let me know.
I'm going to try your beef stew recipe in the Fall. It is way to hot in Florida right now to eat stew
Thanks in advance
Regina Hartlley
Thank you so much! That really makes my day and I'm thrilled that you are having success with the Ninja Foodi. I have a lot of easy recipes on my website and you can save your favorites by clicking the heart and every time you visit my website, they will be saved for you when you hit the tab beside the heart or the search icon. They show up in a category called, my favorite pages. Here is the link: thesaltedpepper.com
Thank you! Making my life easy :)
You are so welcome!
I’d love to see chicken meatballs like a Buffalo chicken meatball app. I found your page recently and I’ve been watching all your videos. I love my foodi and I love finding new things to do with it. I recently did popcorn and it was a hit. I plan on doing yogurt and your clam chowder recipe soon
That sounds good!
The rack insert was a nice touch, I’m glad you didn’t ignore that, so it allows them to all fit. And that was a good point about not overcrowding. I’ve only recently started watching your videos (because I just got my Ninja Foodi 3 days ago!) in preparation for the Foodi, and I’m so excited now to actually execute them! I’m dong the roasted chicken tonight and then the meatballs in a few days! As Yve said, you really do do a great job with these relatable recipes and I like your communication style.
Thank you so much and congrats on the new Foodi! You will love it!
The Salted Pepper Thank you. I do have one question, though, I wonder why I never see any liquid collected in the condensation cup in the back? I do check it after each use to see if I need to dispose the condensation in it and then clean the cup. There’s just never anything in there and I’ve used pressure cook now 3 times- roasted chicken, rice pudding, potatoes. Have you noticed that and is there something I should be doing differently? Thanks again.
Michael Press I too have never found any water in the condensation tray either. Cheers.
Ok got to try making these in a few days!! They look so good!!!!
I hope you love them!
@@TheSaltedPepper Louise everything you make that I have tried has come out awesome you are tops ninja foodi chef on UA-cam!
Hi Louise! Looks amazing. Sometime could you do a porcupine meatball?
teddi bear Wow! That is a great suggestion. I haven’t had those in forever, but I bet I would be a nice adaptation.
You know, I have never made those before. I'll look into it for sure!
Yummy
Can you do Hawaiian chicken meatballs recipe. I did pineapple juice, sweet chili sauce and the Hawaiian marinade with gluten free bread crumbs and then I put them in the freezer before I air fried them but I wasn't sure how long to air fry the meatballs for and if you have any other recipes for something like that.
Sure, you can do that, but because chicken is leaner, I would decrease the temperature to avoid having them dry out.
Great video... I have been using the oven but now I'll try making meatballs in the air fryer. The thing I don't get is why we need to flip... One would think that because the airfryer circulates the heat over and under and around the food, - then we shouldn't have to flip it over?
My airfryer is the type which has a handle that pulls out like a drawer and so you can just shake your food around - which is convenient but even then I can't help wondering why we need to do so considering the concept of airfrying is that the heat is circulated round the food.
You really don't have to flip, but I find that the bottoms get darker and I like to flip once for more even browning. That is just my personal preference.
Hey Louise was wondering if I leave extra great comments would you cook for me? Lol. Just kidding. Another perfect and I mean Perfect recipe. Thx for all the videos
I wish you were closer and I'd be sure to send over food! I hope you love the meatballs!
The Salted Pepper they were great But then again I knew they would be. Do u have anymore desert ideas for the foodi lol
Those look bangin!
Thanks!
When I was younger my mum would cook what she called “beef patties”, I never liked them, there was something about the taste and, when I got older and made pork and beef meatballs, that same taste was present, I resigned myself to not liking any meat mixture, but I just was mystified why! Some long time later I was watching a cookery programme and the cook said “if you don’t like egg in your meatballs, it’s probably the white, try two yolks instead” 💡💡 😲 I ADORE meatballs now!...who knew that an egg white in a meat mixture would be so awful!! If you could let people know it would be fantastic, I mentioned it on a Facebook page, and quite a few said they hated mince mixtures, and were thrilled when I posted it. xxxxoooo
I've never heard that an egg white changes a meatball so much, that's interesting. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Am I missing something? I cannot find the link to the recipe and when I went to the website I did a search and still could not find it. Help please!
It should be there, but here is the link: thesaltedpepper.com/air-fryer-meatballs/
@@TheSaltedPepper Thanks a million :) REALLY enjoy your videos
Loved it!....do you have any advice on incorporating the sauce into the meatballs?. this would be tricky being the meatballs are seared preventing infusion. my traditional method is half cooking meatballs, and finish in the sauce. thanks!
I think you can do the same thing if you use bake instead of air crisp so the outside doesn't get as seared, then add to your sauce and finish cooking.
@@TheSaltedPepper Good point!...yes bake, and being pressure cooked would add the infusion better....this transformation to pressure cooking has me off a bit....its just the learning curve though....thanks again!
I can find the veggie strip maker. The link doesn’t take me there. Can you help me?
I wish I could! I am so upset, but Pampered Chef discontinued it. It's way over priced on Amazon, but you might find it on Ebay for a reasonable price.
Hey Lou. Quick question. Would this recipe work with substituting the breadcrumbs with seasoned croutons?
Yep! Just crush them up. Hope you enjoy the meatballs!
Hi Louise!
Earlier this evening, I watched Sam The Cooking Guy (he posted today) for Turkey Burgers - and omg! He added butter, etc to the ground turkey, and WOW they came out very juicy. Maybe check his video out, so you can make make turkey meatballs? Just a suggestion.
💓💖💓 Your channel!
I hope this helps you!
Sounds great!
Looks delicious! I was thinking you could use the probe or the part that plugs the probe into the thermometer to push the power button on the thermometer. That's so cool that it has both functions!!
That's exactly what Jeff said! LOL It was one of those, "why didn't I think of that" moments for sure! LOL
@@TheSaltedPepper Lol!! My husband does me like that sometimes too. Hahaha But sometimes you just don't know until you know. 🤷♀️
Hi, is it normal that the sound of the fan is changing during aircrisp mode.
I have found that different units operate a little differently and some changes in the sound is completely normal. As long as it's cooking your food correctly, I wouldn't worry about it.
Hi, I just recently purchased my ninja foodi deluxe 8qt (with knob) I'm having my son's 1st birthday party on Saturday and plan on doing meatballs with sauce. I'm just going to buy frozen meatballs from the market. Do you have any suggestions on how I should do them in the ninja? Should I sear/saute them, air crispy or pressure cook? Am I able to add the sauce in and keep them warm through out the party? I truly appreciate any help/suggestions you may have.
I'm sorry, I thought I responded earlier to this. I hope the party went well! If the meatballs are already cooked, I would add the sauce and use slow cook on high until warmed through and then either low slow cook or keep warm for the party.
@@TheSaltedPepper Hi, thank you so much for responding back. I actually borrowed my friends crockpot to be safe lol I'm new with ninja and I'm super nervous to use it 😅
I love those Mickey Mouse gloves. Cool! Where did you get those?
I love them too! Here is my Amazon affiliate link: amzn.to/2TCSmOh The are sold as a single, so you need to buy 2 for a pair.
What is broiling
If you have the UK model, it's called grill on your Foodi.
I spent $20 for a digital thermometer thing. The battery died and I looked every where trying to find one. Ended up buying a new one. Same as the other one. It lasted about a year and the battery went died. Got a third one same as the other two. The battery died in it. So one day I am at Walmart and they had the batteries. Got home changed out the batteries. All three of them give a different reading, with in 25% of each other.
That's crazy! I had a $20 one and I also found that the batteries didn't last very long. I think it's worth getting a good one if you can afford it, I'm pretty amazed at the difference in my Thermopen MK4, it's so fast and accurate. I also find the PC model to be very accurate and almost as fast.
These aren't life issue just say mix it how you want and cook it for such time ..
$29.99 is to much for a rack
I totally agree and I told someone else that they should wait before purchasing because I did not pay that much. The prices on Amazon have skyrocketed since Covid-19. I think I paid around $15-16 for it. I hope they go back down because it is a nice rack.
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This is not a fast easy meal especially if you work all day then he got to come home and do all of that then you have to wash all the dishes this is not an easy
You spend to much on ingredients methods and ingredients, you act like your audience has never cooked before.
Turn a five minute video into a half hr...
Aren't you the judgemental one! Did it ever occur to you that perhaps many people haven't cooked before or aren't confident cooking and appreciate the extras I provide? If you don't need instruction, go to the recipe post and skip the video or find a channel that is better suited for you. There are plenty to choose from!
Say is this another one of your two hr. Tutorials....?😜💕😂🙌😂