Homemade Meatballs

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 9
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 300.8
  • Total Fat: 15.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 85.6 mg
  • Sodium: 1,433.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 15.7 g

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Introduction

Easy family favorite.
In medium size bowl combine 2 oz. regular sausage, 2 large eggs, 10 saltine crackers crushed, 16 oz. (1 #) of ground round, and then add and fold in spices, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.

Then roll meatballs in 1 1/2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet, baking in 350 oven for about 20 to 30 minutes.

In saucepan or quart kettle, pour in favorite spaghetti sauce, and when meatballs are done, drain on plate with paper towels to collect excess grease, then place all meatballs in the sauce and heat on low for 30 minutes.

Then to serve, use brats or sub buns, placing 3-4 meatballs, garnish with parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese and they are ready to serve. Easy family favorite.
In medium size bowl combine 2 oz. regular sausage, 2 large eggs, 10 saltine crackers crushed, 16 oz. (1 #) of ground round, and then add and fold in spices, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.

Then roll meatballs in 1 1/2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet, baking in 350 oven for about 20 to 30 minutes.

In saucepan or quart kettle, pour in favorite spaghetti sauce, and when meatballs are done, drain on plate with paper towels to collect excess grease, then place all meatballs in the sauce and heat on low for 30 minutes.

Then to serve, use brats or sub buns, placing 3-4 meatballs, garnish with parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese and they are ready to serve.
Number of Servings: 9

Ingredients

    * *Jimmy Dean Regular Sausage, 2 oz (remove)
    * *Ground Round 85/15, 16 oz (remove)
    * *Krispy Original Saltine Crackers (5 crackers), 2 serving (remove)
    * *Egg - Large Grade A - 1 Egg, 2 serving (remove)
    * *Garlic Powder, 1 tsp (remove)
    * *Onion Powder, 1 tbsp (remove)
    * *Great Value Iodized Salt, 0.25 tsp (remove)
    * *ground black pepper, 1 tsp (remove)
    * Oregano, ground, 1 tsp (remove)
    * *Ragu Spaghetti Sauce (tomato sauce), 8 cup (remove)

Directions

bake meatballs once formed and placed on cookie sheet about 30 minutes.

Place after draining grease on towel lined plate into spaghetti sauce and heat on low in covered pan for about 20 minutes, then dip out and place on sub bun and garnish with cheese of your choice.

Recipe makes about 26 meatballs, equal to about 9 servings

Serving Size: 3-4 meatballs equal about 3 oz. of protein per sub

Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DREAMGIRL76.