Easy Meatball Marinara Recipe
Mix up this easy meatball marinara recipe for a delicious dinner that the entire family will love. Serve with spaghetti and a green salad for a complete meal.
Equipment
Ingredients
Marinara sauce ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
- 28 ounce San Marzano D.O.P. tomatoes dice up slightly or use scissors to snip them up a bit
- 6 ounce tomato paste
- 28 ounce water use the can from the canned tomatoes and fill with water
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Meatball ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- pinch sea salt
- drizzle olive oil for browning the meatballs
Instructions
- In a large stock pot or saucepan, cook onion in olive oil until translucent. Add the minced garlic and stir until fragrant (just about 1 minute).
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, salt, black pepper and Parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to low and cook on a low simmer for 1 hour. Stir occasionally to prevent burning to the bottom of the pan.
- Combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, minced garlic, egg, and the seasonings; mix thoroughly, but be careful not to over mix. Gently form in to small balls.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat and brown sides of the meatballs in hot olive oil.
- Add the browned meatballs to the sauce and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Notes
Serve over spaghetti with crushed red pepper and fresh grated parmesan or pecorino cheese.