Family Secret Meatballs and Sauce

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My husband would eat this for dinner every night if I would let him. It took his family 10 years of marriage to share this secret recipe with me (apparently, I wasn't family yet), so now I'm sharing it with the world. Hope you like it!

Submitted by PrimalMama
Published on June 18, 2020
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

  • 2 pounds ground beef

  • ¾ cup rolled oats

  • 6 tablespoons chopped sweet onion (such as a Walla Walla)

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt

  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1 ½ cups ketchup

  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

  • 3 tablespoons white sugar

  • 4 ½ tablespoons chopped sweet onion (such as a Walla Walla)

  • 4 ½ tablespoons apple cider vinegar

  • ¾ cup water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  2. Mix together the ground beef, rolled oats, 6 tablespoons of sweet onion, milk, salt, and black pepper until thoroughly combined. Roll the mixture into 2-inch meatballs, and place meatballs into the prepared baking dish.

  3. In a bowl, mix the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, 4 1/2 tablespoons of sweet onion, apple cider vinegar, and water until the sugar has dissolved, and pour the sauce evenly over the meatballs.

  4. Bake the meatballs and sauce in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and thickened and the meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Cook's Note

For our family of four, it works great to eat half and save the other half for two days later. By then the sauce has really soaked into the meat, and I think they are even better the second meal!

23 home cooks made it!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

319 Calories
15g Fat
25g Carbs
22g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 319
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 19%
Saturated Fat 6g 29%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 1080mg 47%
Total Carbohydrate 25g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 22g 44%
Vitamin C 9mg 10%
Calcium 69mg 5%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 557mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.