Meatballs | Imamother

amother

Thu, May 19 2022, 2:45 pm

Anyone have a really good east recipe for meatballs? Can be sweet and sour or just regular.
Main thing is it should be quick and easy..

stillnewlywed

Thu, May 19 2022, 2:48 pm

Meatballs: 2 lb Chop meat + 2 eggs + 2/3 C flavored bread crumbs + handful raw rice
Sauce: 2 cans tomato sauce + 1 jar marinara sauce + 2 cans jellied cranberry sauce + drop lemon juice
Boil sauce, add meatballs, simmer 45 - 60 minutes

I also saw a really easy recipe on Between Carpools that I've tried and it's yum and so easy
https://betweencarpools.com/me.....-way/

amother

Thu, May 19 2022, 3:17 pm

stillnewlywed wrote:

Ty! The issue is I already have the balls formed.. I am really just looking for a good sauce. I should’ve been more clear..
Thanks for posting your recipes

piegirl

Thu, May 19 2022, 3:29 pm

I mix cranberry sauce with tomato sauce. You can add brown sugar if you like it really sweet

amother

Papaya

Thu, May 19 2022, 4:13 pm

Can of tomato sauce, can of cranberry sauce
Half a cans amount of orange juice and same of water

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2022, 4:45 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Ty! The issue is I already have the balls formed.. I am really just looking for a good sauce. I should’ve been more clear..
Thanks for posting your recipes

1 jar marinara, 1 can jellied cranberry sauce.
Drop meatballs into bubbling sauce, lower heat and simmer 40 min.

heidi

Thu, May 19 2022, 4:47 pm

Spice and Spirit's oldie and goodie:
1 can jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 c brown sugar
1.5 c ketchup.
4 tsp lemon juice.
Combine over medium heat and then add meatballs

CatLady

Thu, May 19 2022, 6:05 pm

Half a cup each of ketchup and salsa, one can of Coke. Simmer till thickened, add the meatballs and heat through. So good! My family goes cray for this recipe.

sky

Thu, May 19 2022, 6:46 pm

@ra_mom. I’ve been baking your meatball and sauce recipe for supper for years.

Sauce:
https://www.imamother.com/foru.....03016

I use plain crushed tomatoes

Meatballs:
https://www.imamother.com/foru.....03169

It’s delicious.

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2022, 6:47 pm

sky wrote:

@ra_mom. I’ve been baking your meatball and sauce recipe for supper for years.

https://www.imamother.com/foru.....03016

My favorite way to make meatballs! Sadly I don't always have time to sit over the sauce.

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sky

Thu, May 19 2022, 6:48 pm

ra_mom wrote:

My favorite way to make meatballs! Sadly I don't always have time to labor of the sauce.

I don’t find it such a big job. I just throw everything together.
I Updated that I also make the meatballs all the time.

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2022, 6:50 pm

sky wrote:

I don’t find it such a big job. I just throw everything together.
I Updated that I also make the meatballs all the time.

I usually prepare my food to cook when I'm out of the house (oven or crockpot) so I don't have time for it to cook 1.5 hours when I get home. If I were home during the day it wouldn't be hard - it just takes time.

PeanutMama

Thu, May 19 2022, 6:56 pm

I got this recipe from a friend.

Ground beef
Egg beater
Instant mashed potatoes flakes 2 plastic tsps
Ready made onions (from can)
Meat magic (blue cover)
Mix and shape meatballs

Gravy sauce
Ketchup mixed with water then add paprika, black pepper and honey mix it all up.

Put meatballs in pan lined with parchment paper. Fill halfway with ketchup and water around and on top of meatballs.
sprinkle paprika black pepper and honey

Add sliced baby carrots if you want.

Cover with foil.
Bake 400 1 hr 30 min to 2 hrs.

amother

Daphne

Thu, May 19 2022, 7:40 pm

ra_mom wrote:

You can't do them in the crockpot?

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2022, 8:28 pm

amother [ Daphne ] wrote:

You can't do them in the crockpot?

Not that sauce. It takes an hour and a half of actual bubbling for the flavors to develop.

I do the marinara and cranberry in the crockpot.

amother

Daphne

Thu, May 19 2022, 8:37 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Not that sauce. It takes an hour and a half of actual bubbling for the flavors to develop.

I do the marinara and cranberry in the crockpot.

Gotcha. Although I know our cholent reaches a boil...

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2022, 8:39 pm

amother [ Daphne ] wrote:

Gotcha. Although I know our cholent reaches a boil...

Meatballs cooked even half as long as cholent tastes burned and horrible.
Meatballs need 6 hours on low, no longer.

amother

Thu, May 19 2022, 9:54 pm

ra_mom wrote:

1 jar marinara, 1 can jellied cranberry sauce.
Drop meatballs into bubbling sauce, lower heat and simmer 40 min.

Thanks all!!