Mom’s Easy Meatball Sauce

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Growing up my mom would make us all kinds of tasty things. As I grew older, and was around more people, I realized the type of food my mom would make us was different than most. Thats why I love making her recipes as an adult! The aroma takes me back and I get to try them out on the people in my life.

My Mom’s meatballs was one of my favorites growing up. Its so super simple yet different than meatballs placed in marinara sauce.

Since I’m trying to lower substitute meat with plant based options I decided to make the sauce and throw in some meatless meatballs. You can make this sauce with any regular meatball recipe and it is delish!

U need meatballs (homemade, store bought, or meatless like me!), BBQ sauce, Ketchup, and chopped onion.

cook chopped onions til soft

Now you can mix all the ingredients up and toss with the meatballs and bake with your meatballs or you can make the sauce separate in a pan then add to already cooked meatballs. I did the latter.

add in 1 cup ketchup, and 1 cup BBQ sauce. You can add a TBS of sugar if you want them sweeter. My BBQ sauce was already sweet.
Trader Joe’s Meatless Meatballs
look like regular frozen meatballs
After I baked the meatballs I threw them in the sauce. . . mmmm tasty and smells so good!

Came out great! Im pretty impressed with the taste and texture of the Trader Joe’s Meatless Meatballs, they tasted just like any store bought meatballs and Im living for them! Mixed in my Mom’s sauce was perfect!

Ingredients

  • Frozen or homemade meatballs of your choice
  • 1 Cup Ketchup
  • 1/2 Cup BBQ Sauce
  • 1/4 of an Onion chopped
  • 1 TBS sugar

Directions

  1. Follow directions for whatever meatballs you are using until fully cooked. Set aside
  2. In a saucepan, saute Onion until soft.
  3. Add Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, and Sugar to the onion
  4. simmer on low for 5 mins
  5. add cooked meatballs to sauce and stir until covered.
  6. Serve by themselves or on a roll as a meatball sandwich. Enjoy!

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