Meatballs For Spaghetti Sauce [freezer]

Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Recipe

• 1 meatballs:.
• 2 mix together the beef and lamb with your hands until well-integrated.
• 3 add the rest of the ingredients and mix to combine.
• 4 cover a sheet pan with wax paper. form the mixture into 48 1-inch meatballs, placing them on the pan as you go, spacing them out so they're not touching each other.
• 5 cover the top of the meatballs with plastic wrap, and place the pan flat in the freezer.
• 6 freeze for at least 12 hours.
• 7 at this point, transfer the frozen meatballs in batches of 12 to quart sized freezer bags.
• 8 to serve:.
• 9 defrost 1 bag of meatballs.
• 10 turn the oven on to 350 degrees.
• 11 pour a jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (or your favorite recipe) into a deep 4 quart baking dish and place it in the oven.
• 12 brown the meatballs on all sides in a skillet.
• 13 carefully submerge the meatballs in the hot sauce, and return the dish to the oven.
• 14 bake for 30 minutes.