Mike's Baked Italian Meatballs. These Italian meatballs use a standard mix of ground beef and ground pork, with added flavor from parsley, garlic, and dried herbs. Bake up a batch, mix them with your favorite spaghetti dish, and dinner is served! Mike's Baked Italian Meatballs By now, everybody knows Wednesday's are, "Lets clean out the crispers, freezers and rotate the pantries day!" here in the O'Brien Shire.

Using a tablespoon, spoon out a meatball, shape and place in greased baking pan. This recipe makes the most tender and tasty meatballs. I also freeze these meatballs and take out how many servings I need for each meal. You can cook Mike's Baked Italian Meatballs using 24 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mike's Baked Italian Meatballs

You need of ● For The Meats/Protiens.
It's 30 of LG Quality Precooked Italian Meatballs [1/2 beef 1/2 pork].
It's of ● For The Red Sauce Base [from the bertolli premium collection].
You need 1 (24 oz) of Jar Bertolli Vineyard Marinara Sauce.
It's 1 (24 oz) of Jar Bertolli Vineyard Garlic Tomato Sauce.
Prepare of ● For The Red Sauce Additions.
Prepare 1/2 Cup of Shreadded Mozzarella Cheese [+ reserves for topping].
Prepare 1/3 Cup of Shreadded Parmesan Ramono [+ reserves for topping].
It's 2 of LG Diced Roma Tomatoes.
Prepare 1/2 of Fine Chopped White Onions.
Prepare 1/3 Cup of Fine Chopped Red Onions.
You need 1/3 Cup of Fine Chopped Green Bell Pepper.
Prepare 1 Can of LG Black Olives [halved].
You need 2 tbsp of Fine Minced Garlic.
It's 2 tbsp of Fresh Minced Basil.
It's 1 tbsp of Dried Italian Seasoning.
It's 1 tsp of Fresh Fennel Seeds.
You need 1/8 Cup of Granulated Sugar.
You need as needed of Beef Broth [to thin mixture only if needed].
You need of ● For The Noodles [consider a thick heavy noodle].
It's of Linguini Noodles [boil as per manufacturers directions].
Prepare of ● For The Garlic Bread.
It's 1 Loaf of French Bread [1"+ thick slice].
You need 1 Tub of Seasoned Garlic Butter.

Pepperoni, mushrooms, mild peppers, hot peppers, ham, Italian sausage, meatballs, onions, black olives, fresh garlic, fresh tomato, extra cheese, ground beef, spinach. I have had this set for years and use them all the time. Jelly Roll Pans (baking sheets with sides) - used for everything from cookies to roasting, a good baking pan will last for years. Soft, juicy, extra tasty Oven Baked Italian Meatballs AND tomato sauce, made entirely in the oven!

Mike's Baked Italian Meatballs step by step

Chop vegetables and mix everything together. Pour everything into a cast iron skillet. Top mixture with additional shreadded Mozzarella and Parmesan Ramono Cheese..
Bake at 350° uncovered for 50 minutes. Do not stir or open oven while baking..
This is a fantastic brand of juicy precooked Italian meatballs..
In the meantime, boil your noodle water and add a splash of oil and 1/2 tbsp salt to it. Boil noodles as per manufacturers directions. Ten minutes for this specific brand..
Pull skillet from oven and let rest for five minutes. Leave oven on but at 325° to bake your garlic bread slices..
Consider making a chilly Zesty Italian Salad as a side dish..
Thick slice your French bread [1"+] and coat with garlic butter. Place on a lined cookie sheet and bake for five minutes or until your bread is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. You'll want your garlic bread to be golden brown..
Use a pre-fabed garlic butter or create your own. See my recipe for Mike's Easy Garlic Butter Spread if interested..
Meatball sandwichs with toasted garlic buns are also a delicious option. If so, slices of Provolone Cheese as a sandwich base works great..
Serve dish with a quality Cabernet Sauvignon. Enjoy!.

By baking the meatballs on a rack placed on top of the baking dish with the sauce in it, the meatball juices drips into the sauce (extra flavour!), the underside of the meatballs are partially "steamed" which makes them juicier, they aren't sitting in a pool of oil and the meatballs stay nice and. Add these meatballs to your favorite sauce and serve over pasta or in a hoagie roll with sauce& cheese to make a great sandwich. The secret to these homemade beef meatballs is a trifecta of ground beef, ground pork, and Italian sausage. They're extremely easy to make and can be made ahead of time for an easy weeknight dinner. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.