Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Nov 01, 2003

I made the meatballs only. Although I didn't care for the original recipe, my second batch was fabulous with a few modifications. ***I only used 3/4c. bread crumbs. I used 1/2# sweet Italian pork sausage rather than ground pork and veal. And I used an Italian Herb blend rather than just dried parsley.*** I did simmer them in jarred sauce. Both the meatballs and sauce improved each other! YUM, YUm, Yum, yum!

—MZOJIBWAY

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 09, 2006

The meatballs for this recipe are fantastic, but the proportions for the sauce are all wrong. There's so much tomato paste, and so little of anything else, that the whole thing ends up tasting like tomato paste. I would go with 30 ounces of paste and 18 ounces of tomato sauce, rather than 48 ounces of paste and no sauce. Also, throw in 2 onions instead of 1, twice as much mushroom, bay leaf, and basil, 6 (or more) garlic cloves, half a cup or so of parsely, and 2 teaspoons each of oregano and thyme. Stand by with some sugar (a tablespoon or two) if you need to cut it further. Also, when the porkchops simmer for 8 hours, they end up tasteless without adding anything to the sauce, so maybe put them in later. If there's less concentrated paste flavor and more other flavors, this sauce would be great. (Again, the meatballs are wonderful.) But as it is, it's not worth 9 hours of your time. (Also, this makes a lot more than 10 servings; I'd guess 15 or 20.)

—Spokeytown

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29 Ratings

Jan 31, 2005

I just made the meatballs in this case, took advice from other user and only used 3/4 cup of italian bread crumbs, turned out very good, everybody loved them, will make again for sure. 5 star no problem

—COOKSIN

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Jan 22, 2003

This recipe was good, but not the perfect meatballs I have been searching a LONG time for.(I'm pretty picky about my meatballs ;) Actually, I think that all they need is a little more garlic. I must say that they did taste their best the next day and then the next day after that, as most do. I will be trying them again with just a wee bit of modification to "Jess-ize" them. Thank you for sharing...

—JESSILEE24

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Feb 11, 2008

I only used the meatball recipe and made with my own pasta sauce. Everyone raved about the meatballs. Very good recipe.

—GMO

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Feb 26, 2003

I just made the meatballs. We really liked them and will make them again. Next time I will try the sauce.

—3KIDS5

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May 24, 2003

I got this recipe for just the meatballs and they were horrible! Way too many breadcrumbs and they tasted like mush.

—DANAGISANA

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Nov 01, 2003

I'm not a huge meatball lover but I made these for my husband and he enjoyed them. I made a lot and froze them and they tasted good whenever I used them. I really liked the parmesan flavor. I'll make them again.

—bon apetite

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Nutrition

Calories
422 kcal
21%

Carbohydrates
38.5 g
12%

Cholesterol
116 mg
39%

Fat
17.6 g
27%

Fiber
6.9 g
28%

Protein
31.5 g
63%

Sodium
1900 mg
76%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Grandma's Homemade Italian Sauce and Meatballs

Serving Size: 1/10 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 422
** Calories from Fat: 158

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 17.6g 27 %
** Saturated Fat 7.2g 36 %
** Cholesterol 116mg 39 %
** Sodium 1900mg 76 %
** Potassium 1753mg 49 %
** Total Carbohydrates 38.5g 12 %
** Dietary Fiber 6.9g 28 %
** Protein 31.5g 63 %
** Sugars 18.3g
** Vitamin A 44 %
** Vitamin C 53 %
** Calcium 29 %
** Iron 69 %
** Thiamin 55 %
** Niacin 117 %
** Vitamin B6 37 %
** Magnesium 31 %
** Folate 26 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.