I’m pretty lazy when it comes right down to it; therefore if there is a way to cut corners and not sacrifice quality, in this case taste; then count me in.
Last night I made my famous meatballs. They’re really only famous inside this house, but you know what I mean, my family loves my meatballs and so do I. Since I cook my meatballs in the sauce I figured why waste another dish to mix them up in…right?
Want to know my recipe? Begin with a saucepan, large enough to hold the amount of meatballs you wish to make. I used a 3 quart for this demo.
I used 2 lbs. of 98/2 Laura’s Lean Ground Beef, 2 eggs, salt, pepper, 2 cloves of pressed garlic, Italian Seasoning, about 1 cup of bread crumbs and if I have it, I will toss in some fennel seeds. I mix right in the sauce pan.
After mixing well, I then rolled into meatballs. 2 lbs of meat makes 16 meatballs for us because I roll them large. Then I pour 2 jars of sauce over the meatballs. I prefer Barilla Marinara, but any sauce will do.
Cover and cook on medium heat. Sauce should simmer long enough to cook meat through. This is where I typically make a mess because I set it too high and sauce pops all over the stove when I remove the lid to stir.
I simmer for about 40 minutes and prepare the pasta.
Then we eat…. Yum!
bon appetit
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Rustique Art 
looks delish! you are such an awesome cook!
Well, now. That is certainly interesting. Is there very much fat that comes off meat? I would have never thought to cook the meat balls in the sauce…without out browning or cooking them in a frying pan first. (which is not great, because of grease)
But…this sounds so good.
Thanks for showing it– I learned something new today!
-Pat
Hey Pat,
No grease because the meat is extremely lean. 98/2 Laura’s Lean is what I typically use for all of my ground beef dishes, but I have used ground Turkey also. 🙂
I would have never thought to cook the meat balls in the sauce…without out browning or cooking them in a frying pan first. Thanks for posting.
Made them – loved them!!!! Thanks for the short cut! Worked like a charm!