Best Old Fashioned Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Casserole Recipes

ITALIAN MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

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Make and share this Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Julesong

Categories Meat

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

Ingredients

3/4 cup onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled (or 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil)
28 ounces tomatoes, crushed
6 ounces tomato paste
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons romano cheese, freshly grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
2 slices bread, soaked in broth or milk (with liquid squeezed from it)
1 lb chuck, ground
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup romano cheese, freshly grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground ( to taste)
1/4 cup olive oil

Steps:

Make the sauce: in a heavy saucepan cook the onion and the garlic in the oil over low heat, stirring, for 2 minutes; add parsley, basil, tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, wine, sugar, romano, salt, and oregano, and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
While sauce is cooking, prepare the meatballs: in a large bowl combine bread (with liquid squeezed from it), chuck (it's really good if you grind your own!), eggs, romano, parsley, garlic, the oregano, salt, and pepper; mix well and form into 8 meatballs.
In a large skillet brown the meatballs in the oil over high heat, turning them often; make sure to not crowd them in the pan, otherwise they won't brown properly.
Transfer the browned meatballs to the sauce with a slotted spoon and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
You can serve them with your favorite pasta right away, but these improve in flavor if they're cooled and chilled, covered, and refrigerated overnight or up to 2 days before serving.

EASY MEATBALL CASSEROLE

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This is a quick and easy dinner twist on an old-time favorite, meatball casserole. I have found that more rice increases the density and less rice makes it more like a soup.

Provided by akashasway

Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Rice

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

½ (16 ounce) package frozen Italian-style meatballs
1 (15 ounce) can asparagus, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
1 (10.75 ounce) can tomato soup
½ cup uncooked instant rice
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix meatballs, asparagus, chicken broth, tomato soup, instant rice, and Italian seasoning in a large bowl. Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.1 calories, Carbohydrate 17.7 g, Cholesterol 49.5 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 824.6 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

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