Italian Meatballs and Ravioli:
Bring water
hands are better as my Italian grandmother will gladly tell you
Shape into meatballs a little bigger than a golf ball -- for some reason, Italian meatballs are always huge but they taste so great!
Brown in oil or bake in a 350\u00b0 oven until browned then add to a basil - tomato sauce (your own recipe) or mine when I post it.
For a few good variations add: Italian sausage, ribs (mmm).
This is not for the calorie-counting/cholesterol-watching crowd!
Place frozen meatballs in bottom of round casserole.
Sprinkle frozen spinach on top of meatballs.
Whisk beefstock, sourcream, dill, cumin, lemon juice, salt and cornstarch together in seperate bowl.
Pour over meatballs, cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until done.
Stir halfway through cooking and take off lid to thicken sauce.
Serve over rice or egg noodles.
Add extra sourcream after cooking if you like a stroganoffy sauce.
Cook onion and garlic in oil until tender, but not brown. Stir in the next 8 ingredients.
Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Add Italian meatballs.
Cover loosely; cook for 30 minutes.
Serve over spaghetti.
Pass Parmesan cheese. Serves 8.
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length.
Remove the Italian Sausage (optional) from casing
asil, sausage, pork chops, and meatballs to the tomato sauce and
lace the ground beef and italian sausage in a large bowl
ntil well combined.
Roll meatballs 1 1/2- 1 3
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To make the meatballs: With damp hands, take a
heet. Add the meatballs to the pan
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Place meatballs in slow cooker, and move
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Spray a broiler pan with broiling rack well with nonstick spray (I line the bottom part with foil and then spray).
Combine all ingredients well.
Form into 30 meatballs using a 1 1/2\" diameter scoop (or use your hands).
Set on sprayed broiler rack in prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.
Add these meatballs to your favorite sauce and serve over pasta or in a hoagie roll with sauce& cheese to make a great sandwich.
ith cooking spray.
Measure meatballs using an ice cream scoop
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Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F
Spray broiler rack with nonstick cooking spray.
In bowl, combine all ingredients well.
With hands, form mixture into 10 meatballs.
Set meatballs on broiler rack and bake 15-20 minutes until cooked through.
Serve over pasta & sauce.
ntil firm.
4.Build meatballs using a 1 TBSP cookie
Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Saute bacon for 2-3 mins, until crisp. Remove from pan. Add meatballs and cook for 4-5 mins, until cooked through. Return bacon to pan along with tomato puree and beans. Simmer for 3-4 mins, until beans are tender.
Add spaghetti and toss to combine. Top with basil leaves and cracked black pepper.
Brown the sausage in a medium pan.
Strain the tomatoes and finely crush what's left into the sauce pan.
Add the water and the meatballs and simmer for at least 2 hours; chill, then remove the fat as one layer.
Reheat and serve over your favorite pasta or on hoagie buns for meatball subs-- freezes well.