Italian meatballs and marinara sauce
This is a classic, delicious recipe for Italian style meatballs served with marinara sauce. You can serve this recipe over pasta, or on toasted french bread with melted mozzarella cheese for an amazing meatball sub. I prefer to double the recipe and serve over my pasta of choice for dinner, then use the leftovers for meatball subs the next day.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Italian Meatballs
- 1/2 Lb. Ground Beef
- 1/2 Lb Italian Style Pork Sausage
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 C. Italian Style bread crumbs
- 3 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 1/2 tsp. basil
- 1/2 tsp. parsley
- 1 clove garlic pressed or minced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 C. dehydrated onion
- 1/2 tsp. Oregano
Marinara Sauce
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 sweet yellow onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 16 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp. sugar or other sweetener
- 2 tsp. basil
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
Ingredients
Italian Meatballs
Marinara Sauce
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Instructions
For the Meatballs
- Turn your oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine all ingredients using your hands, or a hand mixer. Shape into meatballs and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the meatballs are brown and fragrant. The meatballs should still be pink inside, as they will finish cooking while simmering in the marinara sauce.
Marinara Sauce
- Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add the onion and garlic and cook until fragrant and onion is translucent. Add all remaining ingredients and combine. Bring to a simmer and add meatballs. Simmer on low, uncovered, approximately 25 minutes.
- Serve over pasta and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.