Recipe: Tasty Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce

Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce. In a dutch oven, film the bottom with olive oil, add pepperoni and cook until crisp, remove to drain on paper towels. Add sausage ad brown all sides remove to a plate. Steps to make Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce: FOR MEATBALLS.

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Meatballs Coated in a smoky tomato sauce, these little bites are tender, moist, and absolutely packed with flavor. Ideal as an appetizer, snack, or served with spaghetti or even in a sub-sandwich, these meatballs are bites of heaven! Once the glorious pot of tender, melt-in-your-mouth Sauce with Bracciole, Meatballs and Sausage is FINALLY ready, serve it up on a big bowl of your favorite pasta (tossed in our hot, delicious sauce, of course), with crusty garlic bread and a great salad, and dinner is served. You can have Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce

1. You need 1 of FOR MEATBALLS.
2. It's 1 1/2 lb of meatloaf mix, which is a mix of ground beef,ground pork and ground veal.
3. You need 2 tbsp of minced onion.
4. You need 2 clove of minced garlic.
5. It's 4 oz of italian cheese blend such as romano, parmesan, provolone and asiago, grated.
6. You need 1/4 cup of fresh bread crumbs I use rye bread but any fresh bread crumbs work, but not dry readcrumbs.
7. Prepare 3 tbsp of heavy cream.
8. It's 8 oz of whole milk ricotta cheese.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of dry italian sasoning spice mix.
10. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
11. It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of hot sauce such as franks brand.
13. You need 1 of egg,beaten.
14. It's 1 of FOR SAUCE.
15. You need 6 of italian sausage, mild or hot or a combination.
16. You need 20 slice of of pepperoni.
17. It's 2 of 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes.
18. Prepare 1 of 15 ounce can diced tomatoes.
19. Prepare 1 large of onion, chopped.
20. Prepare 4 of minced garlic cloves.
21. You need 2 tsp of dry italian seasoning blend mix.
22. It's 2 tbsp of fresh chopped basil.
23. You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste.
24. You need 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
25. Prepare 1 tbsp of heavy cream, optinal but adds a richness.
26. Prepare 2 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.

Add in garlic and sauté for one minute. Add onion and garlic to the bowl with the bread along with the beef, pork, cheese, eggs, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Combine the mixture using your hands just until combined. Add the tomato paste, salt, and pepper.

Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce step by step

1. FOR MEATBALLS.
2. In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs and cream to soak into a paste while combining remaining meatball ingredients in a large bowl, add soaked breadcrumbs with any remaining liquid if any is there. Mix all ingredients until well combined. Mixture will be soft. chill at least 2 hours before rolling into balls to make it easier to work with.You can do this a day in advance..
3. Preheat oven to 375, spray baking pan lightly with non stick spray..
4. Form meatballs into 11/2 inche balls place on baking pan not touching each other and bake 30 minutes..
5. Add to your gently simmering tomato/sausage sauce for at least 45 minutes.
6. FOR SAUCE.
7. In a dutch oven, film the bottom with olive oil, add pepperoni and cook until crisp, remove to drain on paper towels. Add sausage ad brown all sides remove to a plate. Add onion and garlic adding a bit more olive oil only if needed, soften, then add all remaining sauce ingredients, simmer partially covered for 1 hour. Add baked meatballs and simmer gently at least 45 more minutes partially covered..
8. What you do with the pepperoni is up to you, we garnish side salads with it!.
9. Serve with any pasta or just crusty bread or both!.

Pour in the infused oil and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then immediately reduce to a simmer. Place meatballs in the pan in a single layer. Pour remaining marinara sauce over the top of the meatballs, then sprinkle the shredded Italian cheese blend over the top, so all the meatballs are covered in cheese. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook to deepen the color for more flavor.