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Easy Baked Meatballs

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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

For Meatballs

  • 2/3 pound Ground Beef Lean
  • 2/3 pound Italian Sausage torn without casting
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup Onion grated and drained
  • 1 Egg
  • ¼ cup Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp Whole Milk
  • 1 tsp Dried Italian Herb seasoning
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 tbsp basil freshly chopped
  • ½ tsp Smoked Paprika
  • ½ tsp Mustard powder
  • ½ tsp Black pepper freshly ground
  • Kosher salt to taste

For Sauce

  • 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter at room temperature
  • 3 cups Crushed Tomatoes
  • 1 ½ cups Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 small Onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • ¼ cup Red wine preferred dry
  • ¼ cup Low sodium Chicken stock
  • 1 tsp Dried Italian Herb seasoning
  • 1 tsp Black pepper freshly ground
  • Kosher Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven at 400-degree F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the ingredients for the meatballs, i.e., ground beef, sausage, onion, garlic, panko, egg, milk, herb seasoning, parmesan, basil, paprika, mustard powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Once mixed well, roll out the meatballs around 1-inch to 1 ¼ inch balls. That batter will make around 20 to 15 meatballs.
  • Grease the baking pan with 1 tbsp of butter and place the meatballs on the pan.
  • Let them bake for 15 to 20 minutes until cooked and browned.
  • Once cooked, let them rest and sit ahead.
  • Add the remaining 2 tbsp of butter to the Dutch oven and let it heat on medium heat.
  • Once the butter is foamy, sauté onions until translucent.
  • Now, add garlic and cook for a minute until fragrant.
  • Pour in the chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and mix.
  • Season with Italian herb seasoning and pepper.
  • Once the sauce starts to shimmer, let it cook for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Let the sauce thicken, and it is more like coating consistency.
  • Drop the meatballs in the sauce and cook them for 5 minutes until sauce coats the meatballs.
  • Serve hot and enjoy!