Description
These yummy meatballs are made with a mixture of beef and italian sausage. They are placed in a baking dish, smothered in tomato sauce, topped with grated romano cheese and baked in a hot oven. This saves the step of browning them on top of the stove and the sauce is wonderfully seasoned with the meatball juices and romano cheese.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Italian Sausage
- Breadcrumbs
- Water
- Eggs
- Garlic Cloves
- Romano Cheese
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Crushed Tomatoes In Puree
- Fresh Basil
- Salt And Pepper
Instructions
- Remove ground beef and sausage from refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before cooking
- Place bread crumbs in large bowl and stir in 1 / 3 cup water
- When absorbed, blend together with eggs, garlic, grated romano, salt, and pepper
- Preheat oven to 425
- Add meats to bread crumb mixture and combine well with fork
- Form into 12 even meatballs
- Place in 1 layer in 9×13 baking dish so each is separated by about 1 inch
- In a separate saucepan, saut 2 cloves of garlic in olive oil
- Add crushed tomatoes and water
- Add fresh basil and season with salt and pepper to taste
- Pour tomato mixture over and around meatballs
- Sprinkle tops with grated romano cheese
- Bake in center of oven until meatballs are just cooked through, about 25 minutes