Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs
The most delicious mini-meatballs and homemade tomato sauce. Perfect over spaghetti with side of your favorite veggies.
Servings - 4 servings
Ingredients
- 15 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 12 green olives plus 2 Tbsp brine
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb. ground beef or sausage
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- Salt and pepper
- 1 lb. spaghetti noodles
- veggies side dish
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the crushed tomatoes and the tomato paste.
- Pour 2 Tbsp of olive juice in with tomatoes. Add 1 tomato paste cans worth of water in with the tomatoes and gently whisk.
- Slice the olives and fold them into the tomato sauce.
- In another mixing bowl, mix the ground beef or sausage with the garlic. Form into 1/2-inch size meatballs.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Toss in the mini-meatballs after the oil is hot.
- Brown the meatballs on each side. Then pour in the olive-tomato sauce. Combine well and then season with a little salt and pepper.
- Cover and let cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti noddles as directed on package.
- Serve Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs over spaghetti with veggies.