Two Meatballs in One

Two Meatballs in One

Impress your guests with two meatballs in one: a beef meatball cooked around a pork meatball simmered in a homemade tomato-based sauce. Serve over your favorite pasta.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Calories
483 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Form pork sausage into small 1/2-inch meatballs using a small scoop. Fill a skillet with enough water to make a 1-inch depth; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer. Cook meatballs in the simmering water until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove meatballs with a slotted spoon and cool on a paper towel-lined plate. Drain water.
Step 3
Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, ketchup, Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, egg, granulated garlic, and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl. Scoop ground beef mixture into about 1-inch portions using an ice cream scooper; form each portion around 1 small pork meatball to cover completely. Arrange double meatballs on a baking sheet.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and partially cooked, about 25 minutes.
Step 5
Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is softened, about 10 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, sugar, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon black pepper, basil, and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce for 20 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer, stirring gently, until meatballs are fully cooked, about 20 more minutes.
Two Meatballs in One
Two Meatballs in One

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 4 sweet Italian pork sausage, casings removed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can no salt-added diced tomatoes with Italian herbs
  • 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 0.5 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 0.5 cup water, or as needed
  • 0.25 cup ketchup
  • 0.5 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
  • 0.5 sweet onion, minced
  • 2.25 pounds ground beef
  • 0.5 teaspoon dried sweet basil

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