Sausage, Peppers, and Onions Meatballs
These sausage and pepper meatballs are amazing!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American Italian
Ingredients
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For meatballs:
- 1 package sweet Italian sausage meat
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small Spanish onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp basil
- 2–3 cups fresh breadcrumbs*
- olive oil for cooking
For the sauce:
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 jar of marinara sauce
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the meatballs:
- Cook pepper and onion with garlic and spices until soft, about 10 minutes
- In a food processor, process onion mixture until almost finely chopped. Add the rest of ingredients, process again until everything is mixed well.
- Make meatballs, since the sausage is fatty you’ll have to spray your hands with cooking spray or the meatball mixture will stick to your hands.
- Brown meatballs on all sides, and place it on a plate.
For the sauce:
- In a same skillet add more olive oil, cook onions and peppers with spices about 5 minutes.
- Add meatballs back to the skillet along with marinara sauce. Cover and simmer until meatballs are cooked through about 20 minutes.
- Serve in a sub with mozzarella or provolone, or with spaghetti.
Notes
- Start with two cups of breadcrumbs and go from there