Homemade Meatballs In Spaghetti Sauce
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These Homemade Meatballs In Spaghetti Sauce are the perfect way to change up spaghetti night in your house! Now I tend to use ground beef or frozen meatballs for our spaghetti night, so when Isabella wanted to learn to make meatballs, I was all game for it. We will probably make a larger batch of meatballs next time to freeze some for later on.
We took bits and pieces from other recipes to build up what my kids like. Mushrooms and olives are almost always a no-go for my kids, but these were small enough that no one else noticed them. I love how this dinner turned out and how much fun Isabella had while making the meatballs and the sauce.
Homemade Meatballs In Spaghetti Sauce Ingredients:
- Ground Beef
- Ground Sausage
- Trader Joe’s Garlic Salt With Grinder
- Fresh Ground Pepper
- Oregano
- Minced Garlic
- Basil
- Spaghetti Sauce– Any sauce flavor will work; the ones with flavoring add to dishes like this.
- Sour Cream
- Bay Leaves
- Mushrooms– You can chop these up as large or small as you want.
- Black Olives– These will be chopped up; you can buy them chopped up or
- Red Onion-You can chop these up as large or as small as you want.
- Ground Salt
- Fettucini Noodles
- Olive Oil
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How To Make Homemade Meatballs In Spaghetti Sauce
Mix your ground sausage and ground beef in a large bowl while adding to taste your garlic salt, pepper, and oregano until it is well mixed.
In a big skillet pan on low heat, put in your Spaghetti sauce, sour cream, bay leaves, mushrooms, black olives, chopped red onion, minced garlic, oregano, basil, bay leaves, ground salt, and ground pepper.
Continue to stir your sauce while everything cooks down together.
Rub your hands with olive oil and roll out your meatballs.
I placed my homemade meatballs on parchment paper until my sauce has cooked down to cook in the sauce.
Start a pot of water boiling for your pasta, I had a ton of fettucini noodles so we used those noodles.
Place your meatballs in your sauce and allow them to cook. Isabella insisted on rolling meatballs for cooking but if they are covered they should cook just fine.
We did use a meat thermometer to make sure our homemade meatballs were cooked all the way thru.
Once you can tell your meatballs are close to being done start your pasta boiling and strain when done.
Serve and enjoy!! We paired ours up with corn on the cob, garlic bread, and our guests had cottage cheese with theirs as well!!
What do you put in your homemade meatballs??
How to store homemade meatballs
You can store these meatballs either in the sauce or unsauced. They will keep in the fridge for up to five days or in the freezer for up to 90 days.
Storing leftovers properly requires the right tools! My preferred storage method is if the leftovers can be sealed in a food saver. If not, then an air-tight container or Ziploc bag for the fridge is the way I go. The airtight container or a freezer Ziploc bag are the next best bet for freezing the leftovers. I also use a food scale to measure portions into serving sizes.
What To Serve With Homemade Meatballs
- Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes
- Oven Roasted Acorn Squash
- Loaded Mashed Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Loaded Beans
- Garlic Pull-Apart Bread
- Kale Salad
- Parmesan Garlic Breadsticks
- Vegetable Stir Fry
- Cheesy Monkey Bread
- Pull-Apart Cheesy Bread
More Delicious Meatball Recipes
- Meatball Tater Tot Casserole
- Meatball Potato Bowls
- Homemade Meatballs
- Meatball Biscuit Casserole
- Crockpot Meatball Subs
- Instant Pot Meatballs and Pasta
- How To Air Fry Frozen Meatballs
Homemade Meatballs In Spaghetti Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Beef
- 1 Pound Ground Sausage
- Garlic Salt
- Fresh Ground Pepper
- Oregano
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1/4 Teapsoon Basil
- 28 Ounces Spaghetti Sauce
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- Bay Leaves
- Mushrooms
- 2.25 Ounce Black Olives
- Red Onion
- Salt
- Fettucini Noodles
- Olive Oil
Instructions
- n a bowl mix together your ground sausage and ground beef while adding to taste your garlic salt, pepper, and oregano till it is well mixed.
- In a big skillet pan on low heat put in your Spaghetti sauce, sour cream, bay leaves, mushrooms, black olives, chopped red onion, minced garlic, Oregano, basil, bay leaves, ground salt, and ground pepper.
- Continue to stir your sauce while everything cooks down together. Rub your hands with olive oil and roll out your meatballs.
- I place my homemade meatballs on parchment paper until my sauce has cooked down to cook in the sauce.
- Start a pot of water boiling for your pasta, I had a ton of fettucini noodles so we used those noodles.
- Place your meatballs in your sauce and allow them to cook. Isabella insisted on rolling meatballs for cooking but if they are covered they should cook just fine.
- Once you can tell your meatballs are close to being done start your pasta boiling and strain when done.
- Serve and enjoy!! We paired ours up with corn on the cob, garlic bread, and our guests had cottage cheese with theirs as well!!
