15 Minute Sausage Meatballs

Name: 15 Minute Sausage Meatballs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 700 g / 1.4 lb good sausages; 2 garlic cloves (, finely chopped); 3/4 cup chicken stock/broth (, low sodium - sub water (Note 2)); 700g / 24 oz tomato passata ((US: tomato sauce like Hunt's) (Note 3)); 1/2 tsp dried Italian herb mix ((sub dried oregano, or 50/50 oregano/thyme)); 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((+50% for flakes, halve for table salt)); 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (, optional (hint of warmth - sub pinch of pepper)); 1 sprig basil ( - stalk for sauce, leaves for garnish (optional)); Parmesan (, finely grated); 350g / 12oz pasta of choice (, or polenta, mash or make subs!)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

Recipe video above. Save this one for those really busy nights: just chop up sausages, pan fry and voila - juicy meatballs without the fuss! A bottle of passata rather than canned tomato makes for a quick sauce which needs nothing more than a pinch of Italian Herbs and salt thanks to all the free flavour we get from the pre-seasoned meat inside the sausages. Serve over pasta, or polenta (try instant polenta!), mash or make saucy subs. YES!

Updated at: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:28:27 GMT