Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Beef Recipes. (Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs Recipe). This recipe has been handed down for generations and is always a hit. Both the sauce and meatballs freeze well. I freeze in dinner size portions so my husband and I don't have to use the bottled sauce!

Brief

Prep 1hr

Cook: 8hrs

Total: 9hrs

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

48 ounces tomato paste

12 cups water

2 cloves garlic

chopped

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon dried basil leaves

1 teaspoon salt

5 pork chops

1 onion

diced

1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms

sliced

1 pound ground beef

¼ pound ground pork

¼ pound ground veal

1 cup grated Romano cheese

1 teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon black pepper

1 ¼ cups dry bread crumbs

2 cloves garlic

chopped

2 tablespoons dried parsley

2 eggs

Midwest Salisbury Steak

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

In a large pot combine tomato paste water garlic bay leaves basil and salt. Bring to a boil turn heat down to low and simmer.

Step 2

In a skillet brown pork chops in olive oil then place in sauce mixture. Saute onions and mushrooms in same pan that you browned the pork chops. Add these to sauce as well. Simmer sauce a minimum of 8 hours stirring occasionally.

Step 3

To make the meatballs: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine beef pork veal Romano cheese salt pepper bread crumbs garlic parsley and eggs; mix well. Shape into balls. Place on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Step 4

Bake meatballs for 20 minutes. Place meatballs in a serving bowl when baking is complete and place in refrigerator. About 2 hours prior to dinnertime pop the meatballs into the sauce.

Nutritional Information

Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 421.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 31.4g 63%

Carbohydrates: 38.5g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 6.9g 28%

Sugars: 18.3g

Fat: 17.6g 27%

Saturated Fat: 7.2g 36%

Cholesterol: 110.7mg 37%

Vitamin A Iu: 2207.4IU 44%

Niacin Equivalents: 15.2mg 117%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 37%

Vitamin C: 31.7mg 53%

Folate: 47.1mcg 12%

Calcium: 241.9mg 24%

Iron: 6.9mg 39%

Magnesium: 89mg 32%

Potassium: 1755.5mg 49%

Sodium: 1908mg 76%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 55%

Calories From Fat: 158.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.