Cheeseburger Meatballs
with Garlicky Potato Wedges & Special Sauce Dipper
- Milk
- Wheat
- Eggs
Get ready for everything you love about cheeseburgers—all the flavors, all the juiciness, all the melty cheese, the taters, pickles, special sauce—without the bun! You’ll combine ground beef, cheddar, and panko to make savory, cheesy meatballs that crisp up perfectly in the oven alongside garlicky golden-brown potato wedges. While they roast, you’ll whip up a sweet and tangy special sauce of ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, and minced pickle for the ultimate spread and dipper. Can you say: “crowd-pleaser”?
Ingredients
16 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Sliced Dill Pickle
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
10 ounce
Ground Beef
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
4 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
1 unit
Ketchup
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust racks to top and middle positions; preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Mince a few pickle slices until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4 servings). • Toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until golden brown and crispy, 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine beef*, cheddar, panko, stock concentrate, remaining garlic powder, and 1 TBSP water (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Season with salt (we used ½ tsp; 1 tsp for 4) and pepper. • Form mixture into 10 1½-inch meatballs (20 meatballs for 4). • Place meatballs on a second lightly oiled baking sheet. • Roast meatballs on middle rack until browned and cooked though, 12-15 minutes.
• While meatballs roast, in a small bowl, combine minced pickle, mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup. • Divide special sauce between two small serving bowls (four bowls for 4 servings).
• Divide potato wedges, meatballs, and remaining pickle slices between plates. Serve with special sauce on the side for dipping.
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the cheeseburger taste, with some finding the special sauce particularly delicious 🍔.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, with several mentioning it's great for weeknight meals.
- Suggestions: Consider adding minced onion to the meatballs for extra flavor; some preferred cooking potatoes in an air fryer.
- Portions: A few found it not filling enough; others suggested adding a side salad or vegetable.
- Texture: Some enjoyed the moist meatballs, while others found them a bit greasy or dense.
Reviews from our home cooks
I wasn't prepared for the amount of liquid released from the meatballs! The flavor was ok, I was expecting it to have a bit more oomph considering the amount of garlic powder. The special sauce only needed one packet of mustard and probably just two of mayo. We ended up with sooo much leftover. Also, the bake time for the potatoes was way too low. I sliced mine thinner than directed, and it still took about 10 minutes extra to cook. All in all, it was a lot of work for a subpar meal.
I decided to make the meatballs into hamburger patties (following another Hello Fresh recipe) and my husband said they were literally the best burgers he's EVER had!!! We will make these again and again! Amazing flavor! The garlic powder was a great add to the potatoes. It definitely enhanced their flavor!
My new air fryer came today so I cooked the potato wedges in it. Did the meatballs in the toaster oven. Really enjoyed this meal. The dipping sauce was great.
LOVED the meatballs and the special sauce. The potatoes were a bit dry, which wasn't a dealbreaker with the help of the sauce.
Dip was awesome (left out the mayo because we don't eat mayo). We will keep making that. We loved the meatballs as they were basic and kid friendly. I also liked these over past options because of the baking or air frying as opposed to frying. It is also a quick meal for busy nights which is another plus.
Great flavors, tender meatballs, delicious sauce! Would've like a side salad or something to go along with it, 5 meatballs isn't a meal in my opinion - but great dish all together!
This was delish!!!! Loved the idea of having burger meatballs and skipping the bun. We aren't into pickles but the crush they added to the sauce was perfect.
This was really good and captured the cheeseburger taste. We enjoyed it and would definitely order it again.
This was a fun recipe to make. It was really good as well. I did add my own mozzarella cheese to it as well as some of the cheddar!
The meatballs were to die for. Gonna make this at home with bigger meatballs. The beef stock is a genius addition to the meat.
