Best 4 Easy Baked Meatballs With Two Sauce Options Recipes

FAMILY SECRET MEATBALLS AND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix together the ground beef, rolled oats, 6 tablespoons of sweet onion, milk, salt, and black pepper until thoroughly combined. Roll the mixture into 2-inch meatballs, and place meatballs into the prepared baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, 4 1/2 tablespoons of sweet onion, apple cider vinegar, and water until the sugar has dissolved, and pour the sauce evenly over the meatballs.
• Bake the meatballs and sauce in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and thickened and the meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

EASY BAKED MEATBALLS WITH TWO SAUCE OPTIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F. Line 2 large pans with foil. Spray pan and rack (if using) with cooking oil.
• Mix together all ingredients, and form into 32, 1-1/2" balls.
• Place meatballs on the pan (or rack if using) and bake for 16 - 18 minutes, or until done. (160*).
• Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce:.
• Mix 1-1/2 cups pasta sauce, 1/4 cup light cream cheese spread, and 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil in a large skillet. Cook on medium-low heat for 3 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add 16 hot meatballs and stirr to evenly coat. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese before serving.
• Creamy Brown Gravy:.
• Mix 1 cup beef gravy, 1/4 cup light cream cheese spread and 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley in a large skillet. Continue with the directions as given for the tomato basil sauce, omitting the Parmesan.

TWO MEATBALLS IN ONE

Steps:

• Form pork sausage into small 1/2-inch meatballs using a small scoop. Fill a skillet with enough water to make a 1-inch depth; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer. Cook meatballs in the simmering water until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove meatballs with a slotted spoon and cool on a paper towel-lined plate. Drain water.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, ketchup, Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, egg, granulated garlic, and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl. Scoop ground beef mixture into about 1-inch portions using an ice cream scooper; form each portion around 1 small pork meatball to cover completely. Arrange double meatballs on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and partially cooked, about 25 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is softened, about 10 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, sugar, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon black pepper, basil, and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce for 20 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer, stirring gently, until meatballs are fully cooked, about 20 more minutes.

MEATBALLS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Stir egg, onion, salt and pepper together in bowl. Add bread crumbs. Stir.
• Add ground beef. Mix. If too soft, add a touch more crumbs. Shape into 1 inch balls. Arrange on broiler pan. Broil for about 10 minutes each side or bake in a 350°F oven for 15 minutes. Turn into ungreased 8 x 8 inch pan.
• SAUCE: Measure barbecue sauce and jam into small bowl. Stir. Spoon over meatballs in pan being sure to get some on every one. Bake, uncovered, for about 30 minutes. Makes 13 meatballs.
• Company's Coming Cooking for Two.