I have made this a gazillion times. It is just delicious!
# 1. Always use San Marzano tomatoes. They are so sweet. No need to add sugar and calories. This is not a brand name. It s a type of tomato. Be careful read your labels. Companies know these are the best tomatoes. So they might use a standard tomato and mis-label the can to confuse us. 2. It s not sauce. It s gravy! I m not Italian and know that. Yum! Eat Well!!!
Delicious! My dad recently had a stroke and wasn't eating well. I asked him what he would eat if I cooked something and brought it to him in rehab and he said spaghetti and meatballs. Being a dietitian I wanted to give him the yummy food he craves but in a healthier execution. I found this recipe and it was awesome! I didn't change anything about it although I could not find veal; I mixed half 90% ground sirloin with Italian sausage instead... this recipe was super delicious! He ate every bit which in my mind was a huge success. The sauce is also really flavorful. I'll be making this a staple for future family meals. Variation tip-- you could add chopped sauteed mushrooms to the meatballs if you want more veggies that are hidden. In fact I love doing this with most recipes that have ground meat... you can't tell it lowers the calories and fat and adds a nutrient boost!
Superb but easy I love the flavor of a meat based sauce and light soft meatballs. This is the best of both. I made the stove top version but like having the slow cooker version for busy days. Just prep the meatballs ahead of time. I mixed up the meatball mix first then put the sauce on to cook while I rolled the meatballs. The sauce was ready for the meatballs as soon as I was done. I like a bit thicker sauce so added a can of tomato paste but the sauce was delicious either way. Next time I may add a couple of sausage links too! Pros: Delicious easy quick
Wonderful recipe I have made this many times. I make it in a dutch oven instead of a crock pot. However making it in dutch oven reduces the sauce so I double it and cook it at 350 for 2.5 hours. Comes out great Pros: taste great Cons: double the sauce
Traditional Italian? I'm italian and I NEVER see this recipe in my Country! Pros: NONE Cons: I'm italian and I NEVER see this recipe in my Country
Very Impressive I used this recipe for my very first time ever making homemade spaghetti and meatballs and it turned out really yummy! My husband inhaled it and couldn't stop talking about how high quality the meal was. I used all ground turkey half plain and half Italian sausage. I left the can of diced tomatoes out of the sauce and I didn't have any trouble with thin or runny sauce like one of the comments mentioned. I did add an 8 oz can of tomato sauce in at the end because I wanted more sauce for the amount of meat. The flavors and level of seasoning were just perfect! Pros: Delicious works great in a crock pot Cons: Prep is somewhat labor intensive
These are amazing! My husband made these for dinner tonight and they were great! We used ground chicken sweet sausage and some hot sausage (all pork sausage). Highly recommend this!! Pros: Delicious light flavorful. Cons: None
Amazeballs! This tastes like it came from the best Italian restaurant in town. I used 8 oz. ground beef and 1lb Italian sausage because that's what I had. I did the stovetop method and it was really easy fairly simple prep only used one pan (two if you count the spaghetti pan). This one is going in the recipe box.
Delicious! Very easy and very yummy! We made the recipe in 4 hours because we were crunched for time and the meatballs still came out extremely tender. This one is definitely a keeper.
