1 lb ground beef 

1 lb pork sausage 

1 egg, beaten 

small carrot, finely diced 

small stalk of celery, finely diced 

1/2 medium onion, finely diced 

1 clove of garlic, minced 

1/4 - 1/2 c ground almonds 

Salt and pepper to taste, oregano, garlic powder

Optional cayenne pepper and a dash of Tabasco if you like it spicy!

 

Combine all ingredients, use an ice cream scoop or 1/4 c measure to scoop meat

and form into balls with your hands.

 

 

16 oz can of diced tomatoes 

2 Tbsp tomato paste 

diced onion (the other half from your meatballs!)

diced carrot

2 cloves minced garlic 

Salt and pepper to taste, basil (fresh or dried)

 

Preheat oven to 350.  Optionally, brown outside of each meatball 

in a frying pan (coated with a little olive oil to keep them from sticking) before

moving meatballs to sauce.  In an oven safe dish, cover meatballs with sauce,

cover baking dish with a lid and bake 40 - 50 minutes, or until they are no longer 

pink in the middle.  Bake time will vary based on the size of your meatballs.  

 

Optionally cook in crockpot, high for 1 hour, then low for 3 - 4 hours.