Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 pound Italian sausage (spicy)
  • 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
  • 5 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup ricotta cheese
  • ⅔ cup cornflakes breadcrumbs (regular breadcrumbs work as well)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ cup parsley (chopped)
  • 26 ounce crushed tomatoes ((1 can) about 3 cups)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Mix all the meatballs ingredients together in a large bowl. Shape the mixture into meatballs, I ended up with about 50 meatballs. Place all the meatballs onto the baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 35 to 45 minutes or until meatballs are done and browned.
  • For the sauce, add the crushed tomatoes, water, onion and garlic to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the sauce in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add brown sugar and heavy cream and continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Add the meatballs to the sauce, or pour the sauce over the meatballs in a large bowl and serve over spaghetti, or mashed potatoes.