These Italian meatballs in sauce are tender, packed with flavor, and made with simple ingredients to deliver the best flavor! Serve these over pasta for a hearty, authentic Italian meal!
Make the meatballs. Combine the ground beef, veal, pork, breadcrumbs, grated onion, chopped garlic, parsley, eggs, parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Combine the mixture until everything is incorporated well. Roll the mixture into 1 1/2 inch thick meatballs. Place them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Bake the meatballs. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the meatballs in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Make the sauce. Heat olive oil in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Sautè the garlic and onion in the olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the fresh parsley, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and the crushed tomatoes. Stir the sauce, then add the meatballs and continue to simmer for at least 20 minutes.
Serve. You now have to make a tough decision, do you eat these meatballs as is, over pasta, or as a meatball sub? Mangia!