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Grandma's Italian Meatball Recipe

By jessicagavin.com

Grandma's Italian Meatball Recipe

Prep:30minCook:2h

Grandma's tender and juicy meatball recipe simmered in a delicious tomato sauce and served with spaghetti noodles, classic Italian food.

Updated at: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:24:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

48

Low

Glycemic Load

9

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories306.5 kcal (15%)

Total Fat19.2 g (27%)

Carbs18 g (7%)

Sugars7.9 g (9%)

Protein16.7 g (33%)

Sodium907 mg (45%)

Fiber3.4 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

14 servings

¼ cupolive oil

½ cupyellow onions

2 teaspoonsminced garlic

6 ouncestomato paste

7 cupscanned tomatoes

crushed, Cento or San Marzano

2 teaspoonskosher salt

plus more for seasoning

½ teaspoonblack pepper

2 poundsground beef

80% to 90% lean meat

1 cupbreadcrumbs

plain or Italian-style

½ cupparmesan cheese

freshly grated, plus more for garnish

½ cupyellow onion

2 teaspoonskosher salt

1 teaspoonblack pepper

1 teaspoonItalian seasonings

omit if using Italian-style breadcrumbs

1 teaspoonminced garlic

¼ cupbasil

sliced, for garnish

Instructions

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Notes

23 liked

4 disliked

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Makes leftovers

Moist

Fresh

Isabel Kate· last year

Put extra in the freezer, they heated up very well! Love these.

Janetta Jones· last year

Can bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes then broil.

rooster· last year

took forever, and the meat was tougher than I hoped. Meh. Find a quicker, better recipe

Bre Bradford· last year

Makes leftovers

So amazing! Don't skip any step.

Aaron Beveridge· 2 years ago

Absolutely awesome. Used half sausage meat and half beef for the meatballs. Added cooked Italian sausage to the sauce and browned pork belly

Dan Beauchamp· 2 years ago

Best meatballs I've ever made. I used half ground pork and half ground beef. I didn't make the sauce. I just used jar sauce 😜

Bethany Rae· 2 years ago

Makes leftovers

This recipe is definitely a labor of love, but it make a lot of leftovers (especially for 2 people). I plan on freezing most of the leftovers for a faster pasta night.

This recipe is definitely a labor of love, but it make a lot of leftovers (especially for 2 people). I plan on freezing most of the leftovers for a faster pasta night.

Samantha Magee· 2 years ago

Added 2 teaspoons sugar and 1 T Italian herbs and 28oz petite diced tomatoes to the sauce. Used half ground beef half ground pork, Added a splash of milk to the meatballs. Grated the onions for the meatballs to draw out more moisture. As always, added far more garlic to both meatballs and sauce. Broiled meatballs on low for 12, flipped and broiled low 4 more minutes. While broiling, made the sauce. Then added meatballs into sauce and cooked in slow cooker 6 hours. Added 1 cup water to slow cooker about 2 hours into cooking.

Added 2 teaspoons sugar and 1 T Italian herbs and 28oz petite diced tomatoes to the sauce.

Used half ground beef half ground pork, Added a splash of milk to the meatballs. Grated the onions for the meatballs to draw out more moisture.

As always, added far more garlic to both meatballs and sauce.

Broiled meatballs on low for 12, flipped and broiled low 4 more minutes. While broiling, made the sauce. Then added meatballs into sauce and cooked in slow cooker 6 hours. Added 1 cup water to slow cooker about 2 hours into cooking.