Italian Meatballs in Sunday Sauce

Name: Italian Meatballs in Sunday Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 450g ground beef; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/2 cup grated mozzarella; 1/4 cup grated parmesan (plus more for serving); 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 medium onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes; 1 tsp dried oregano; salt, to taste-; black pepper, to taste

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

They’re easy to make and in less than an hour.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:22:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories382.7 kcal (19%)

Total Fat27.7 g (40%)

Carbs11.8 g (5%)

Sugars6 g (7%)

Protein22.5 g (45%)

Sodium1026.6 mg (51%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

For the Meatballs

450gground beef

1clove garlic

minced

½ cupgrated mozzarella

¼ cupparmesan

grated, plus more for serving

2 Tbspparsley

freshly chopped

1egg

large, beaten

1 tspsalt

½ tspblack pepper

2 Tbspolive oil

For the Sauce

0.5onion

medium, chopped

2cloves garlic

minced

2 ½ cupscrushed tomatoes

canned

1 tspdried oregano

Instructions

Step 1

Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs, excluding the olive oil, in a large bowl. Mix with your hands and form 15 or 20 meatballs, depending on the size of your meatballs.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the meatballs and cook, about 10 minutes, turning to cook all sides evenly.

Step 3

Once cooked, remove meatballs to a plate lined with a paper towel.

Step 4

To same frying pan, add onion and saute a couple of minutes. Next, add garlic, saute another minute.

Step 5

Add the tomatoes, oregano, and salt and pepper, stir to combine all sauce ingredients.

Step 6

Return meatballs to pan and cover with a lid, lower to a simmer. Cook 15-20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened a bit.