1 lb Extra Lean Ground Beef (or turkey)
1 Egg (beaten)
2 Tbsp Tuscany Blend Spice*
Cooking Instructions:
- In a small bowl, beat the egg well.
- Combine ground beef, beaten egg, and Tuscany Blend Spice in a large bowl. Using a potato masher or your hand or large spoon, mix the ingredients well. (You can also use a large electric mixer like a KitchenAid.)
- Form mixture into 14-16 balls, about 2 in. in diameter.
- Heat a large skillet on med-high heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides, turning them frequently, this will help them keep their shape. Cook about 10 minutes.
- Drain off all grease. Place meatballs into pan with sauce to simmer for another 10 minutes or until meat is thoroughly cooked. (If using a meat thermometer, ground beef should be cooked to an internal temp of 160ยบ)
- Serve meatballs with sauce over your favorite pasta.
* 2 Tbsp of Tuscany Blend Spice will give the meatballs a little "spice". My kids thought it was "too spicy", but I thought it gave it just the right amount. You can always decrease the amount to 1 1/2 Tbsp.
1 Small Onion (chopped)
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Clove Garlic - minced
1 Can Diced Tomatoes (1lb)
15 oz Tomato Sauce (usually 2 small cans)
2 Tbsp Parsley
2 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tsp Basil
1 Tsp Salt
1 Pkg Pepperoni with pieces cut in half (optional)
Cooking Instructions:
- Heat a large sauce pan on medium heat.
- Sautee onion in oil until tender.
- Add in garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, sugar, basil and salt in pan.
- Bring to a simmer and place lid on. simmer for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Add pepperoni into pan the last 5 minutes.
- Serve with meatballs over your favorite pasta.
Optional - Instead of place meatballs in the sauce, you could use plain ground beef and brown it with the onion. Follow all instructions the same. The pepperoni is optional, but gives it something different.
This is my mother-in-law's sauce recipe and it is AWESOME!
