How To Cook Meatballs And Sauce In Oven
Pour crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce over all of the meatballs.
How to cook meatballs and sauce in oven. You will first need to make your meatballs i shared a great recipe for mine. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of dried basil on top. Place meatballs on the rack ensuring they are positioned over the pan so the juices will drip into the sauce.
I also run low on time but high on recipes i found online. Bake for 20 minutes. You can serve these meatballs plain add them to your favorite sauce marinara sauce bbq sauce etc or serve them with noodles like spaghetti.
Reduce the oven temperature to 160 c 320 f. Flick to grill broil on high for 2 minutes at the end to get better browning. When the meatballs are browned remove pan from oven move the meatballs to one side of the pan and add the remaining onion and the garlic mixing with any pan juices and spreading them out to make a thin even layer.
In the oven pour the sauce over the porcupine meatballs cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake the meatballs in the preheated oven for 55 minutes. Uncover and bake the meatballs 15 to 20 minutes longer until bubbling and cooked through. It got me thinking could i do two things at once.
Preheat the oven to 425f. I had this thought can you cook meatballs in the sauce i am the queen of trying to use the least amount of dishes pans and time. Return pan to oven until the onion and garlic are softened about 5 minutes.
This way your sauce can cook while your meatballs are in the oven. Bake the meatballs for 16 20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees and the meatballs are cooked through. Yes you can and it is very easy.