Old-Fashioned Meatballs in Red Sauce

Name: Old-Fashioned Meatballs in Red Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters plain dry bread crumbs; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 larges garlic cloves, minced; 454 grams ground round (15 percent fat); 227 grams sweet Italian sausage; 79 milliliters grated Pecorino Romano cheese; 414 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes in heavy purée

Old-Fashioned Meatballs in Red Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 170 calories, 13g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bread crumbs, eggs, pecorino romano cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the tomatoes you could follow this main course with the Pink Peony Popcorn Balls as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a דל פחמימות, diet.

Instructions

Remove ground round and sausage from refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before cooking, if possible.

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Ground Round

Sausage

Place bread crumbs in large bowl and stir in 1/3 cup water. When absorbed, blend together with eggs, garlic, 1/4 cup grated Romano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Breadcrumbs

Garlic

Pepper

Romano Cheese

Water

Egg

Salt

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 425°F.

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Oven

Add meats to bread crumb mixture and combine well with fork. Form into 12 even balls.

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Bread

Lay in 1 layer in 8 x 14-inch baking dish so each is separated by about 1 inch.

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Baking Pan

Stir 1/4 cup water into crushed tomatoes and season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste.

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Crushed Tomatoes

Salt And Pepper

Water

Pour tomatoes over and around meatballs.

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Meatballs

Tomato

Sprinkle tops with remaining 1 1/3 tablespoons grated Romano.

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Romano Cheese

Bake in center of oven until meatballs are just cooked through, about 18 minutes.

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Meatballs

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Oven

Serve hot.

We substituted ground sirloin for the ground round in this recipe and added 1/8 teaspoon salt to the meat mixture and 1/8 teaspoon salt to the sauce. We recommend baking the meatballs in a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish until they are just cooked through, 18 to 22 minutes.

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Ground Round

Meatballs

Sauce