Two Meatballs in One

Name: Two Meatballs in One
Total time: 110
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 sweet Italian pork sausage, casings removed; ½ cup water, or as needed; 2 ¼ pounds ground beef; ½ cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs; ¼ cup ketchup; ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons granulated garlic; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ sweet onion, minced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 1 (15 ounce) can no salt-added diced tomatoes with Italian herbs; 2 teaspoons white sugar; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon dried sweet basil; ½ teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe by Lynns Kitchen from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 50 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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4 sweet Italian pork sausage, casings removed
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½ cup water, or as needed
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2 ¼ pounds ground beef
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½ cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
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¼ cup ketchup
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¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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1 egg
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2 teaspoons granulated garlic
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper

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1 tablespoon olive oil
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½ sweet onion, minced
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
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1 (15 ounce) can no salt-added diced tomatoes with Italian herbs
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2 teaspoons white sugar
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1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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½ teaspoon dried sweet basil
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½ teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

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.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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.
Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and partially cooked, about 25 minutes.
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.