A delicious and easy Sunday sauce made with tomato sauce and spices, paired with meatballs using ground beef and Italian sausage. It's perfect for simmering in a slow cooker to fill your home with delightful aromas.
1: Sauté the onions with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper until translucent.
2: Add in the tomato paste, stir to incorporate.
3: Pour in the tomato sauce, spices, and garlic cloves and let simmer on low for up to 8 hours (4 hours is plenty of time).
4: For the meatballs, mix the onion, bread crumbs, milk, eggs, and seasoning together in a bowl.
5: Add in the beef, sausage, salt, pepper, and parmesan.
6: Mix everything together until fully combined.
7: Scoop 1.5 Tbsp of meat to roll the meatballs and place onto a nonstick baking sheet.
8: Brush tops of the meatballs with olive oil.
9: Bake at 425° for 16-18 minutes, until cooked through.
10: Place meatballs directly into the Slow Cooker with the pasta sauce and let simmer all day.