Meatballs for Sandwiches

Name: Meatballs for Sandwiches
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 25-30 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree; 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 sweet onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; italian seasoning; 4 -5 lbs meatloaf mixture (ground beef and pork); 1 cup breadcrumbs; 2 slices bread, cubed and soaked in milk; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; italian seasoning

Submitted by Jennigator3

"I made these meatballs for my son's first birthday party and they were a huge hit. I got many requests for the recipe so I decided to post it. I served it with pre-sliced hoagie rolls and croissants, but some people just ate them plain with a fork."

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Ready In:: 4hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 25-30

ingredients

Sauce
1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
¹⁄₂ sweet onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
italian seasoning
Meatballs
4 -5 lbs meatloaf mixture (ground beef and pork)
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 slices bread, cubed and soaked in milk
3 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
italian seasoning

directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Mix bread cubes soaked in milk, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, eggs, salt, garlic, pepper, and seasoning in the bottom of a large bowl.
Add meatloaf mix and combine with other ingredients using your hands. Don’t mix too much, just make sure all ingredients are well blended.
Roll mixture into balls using your hands and arrange meatballs on a cookie pan (with sides, not the flat kind).
Bake meatballs for 30 minutes. You can brown them under the broiler for a few minutes if you like a crunchier meatball.
In the meantime, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil on low heat until translucent, do not burn.
Combine the sautéed onion and garlic to the rest of the sauce ingredients in a large crock pot or stock pot. Turn crock pot on high (if using a stock pot, bring contents to a boil).
When meatballs are done in the oven, mix into the sauce mixture. Cook in crock pot for 4-6 hours on high heat. If using a stock pot, reduce heat and simmer meatballs for 4 hours or until ready to serve.

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Jennigator3

My name is Jennifer and I live in Orlando with my husband. When I'm not working, I'm in my kitchen cooking healthy, cheap meals for myself and my husband. I discovered not too long ago that a lot of chemicals and additives are put in many grocery items that are commonly used for convenience. Since then, I have tried to come up with inexpensive, quick recipes for things from pasta sauces to salad dressings. I'm definitely not a pro at cooking, but I am learning more everyday!

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