Meatballs in tomato sauce - 7 step-by-step recipes

Who doesn't like tender meatballs in tomato sauce. This is one of the most popular meat dishes and can be served with almost any side dish. The article contains 7 delicious recipes for meatballs in tomato sauce.

How to cook meatballs in tomato sauce in a pan?

Meatballs in tomato sauce can be baked in the oven or cooked in a skillet. In the first case, the dish will turn out to be less greasy, but the meatballs fried in a pan will have an appetizing crisp crust.

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 3.

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  Add seasoning to the minced meat and mix well. If the seasoning contains salt, then the meat does not need to be salted.
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  Make small meatballs from minced meat, no larger than a walnut in size.
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  Pour vegetable oil into a preheated pan and fry the meat balls for 5-7 minutes on each side.
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  Then add water and tomato paste, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20-25 minutes, turning the meatballs occasionally. Add chopped greens at the end.
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  Serve the meatballs in tomato sauce with any side dish of your choice.

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Oven baked meatballs in tomato sauce

Very healthy and delicious meatballs in tomato sauce can be cooked in the oven at home. This dish can be a great alternative to pan-fried cutlets.

Cooking time: 90 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 900 gr.
• Bulb onions - 200 gr.
• Carrots - 200 gr.
• Round rice - 120 gr.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Tomato juice - 0.5 l.
• Sour cream - 2 tablespoons
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Defrost the minced meat completely, wash and peel the vegetables. Cook the rice until tender, then drain the water.
2. Finely chop the onions with a knife. Fry it in vegetable oil until soft.
3. Grate the carrots, add to the onion in the pan and fry for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. In a bowl, combine the minced meat with half the vegetable fry, boiled rice and egg. Add salt and ground pepper to the resulting mass, mix well.
5. Pour the tomato juice into the second half of the frying, stir and simmer over moderate heat until the liquid evaporates a little. Then add sour cream, stir, cook for another 5 minutes. When the sauce has thickened, remove from heat.
6. Form the minced meat into round meatballs and place in an ovenproof dish.
7. Pour the meatballs with tomato sauce and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake the dish for 40-50 minutes. Sprinkle the cooked meatballs in tomato sauce with chopped herbs and serve.

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Delicious meatballs with rice in tomato paste gravy

Meatballs are also cutely called meat hedgehogs, since after stewing the rice begins to protrude to the surface and resembles a hedgehog's needles. The dish itself is very tasty and will make any side dish juicy.

Cooking time: 100 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6-7.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 650 gr.
• Bulb onions - 150 gr.
• Rice - 100 gr.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Garlic - 2-3 teeth.
• For tomato sauce:
• Tomato puree - 350-400 ml.
• Salt to taste.
• Dried basil - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for lubricating the mold.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the rice several times and boil until tender. In a bowl, combine the minced meat, chopped onion, garlic, boiled rice, chicken egg, salt and ground pepper.
2. Moisten your hands with water and form the minced meat into round meatballs. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil and place the meatballs in it. Send the form to the oven, preheated to 200 degrees for 20-30 minutes.
3. Transfer the tomato puree to a heavy-bottomed saucepan, put on fire and bring to a boil. Season with salt and dry basil.
4. Pour the tomato sauce over the meatballs, cover the tin with foil and return to the oven. Bake the dish at 180 degrees for another 30-40 minutes.
5. The dish turns out to be very tasty and appetizing in appearance. Sprinkle with herbs and serve with a side dish of your choice.

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Step-by-step recipe for making meatballs in tomato and sour cream sauce

Meatballs in tomato-sour cream sauce are tender and juicy. As an ideal side dish, boiled potatoes or buckwheat porridge are suitable.

Cooking time: 100 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Servings: 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 500 gr.
• Rice - 100 gr.
• Roll - 50 gr.
• Milk - 70-90 ml.
• For the sauce:
• Tomato paste - 350 ml.
• Sour cream - 350 ml.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Boil the rice until tender.
2. Soak the bun in milk, then mash it with your hands.
3. Add softened bun, boiled rice, salt and pepper to the minced meat, mix the ingredients well.
4. For the sauce, combine tomato paste and sour cream, salt and season to taste. If the sauce is too thick, you can dilute it with boiled water.
5. Make round meatballs from minced meat, put them in a heat-resistant form.
6. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and place in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 40-45 minutes.
7. Sprinkle the finished meatballs with chopped herbs and serve.

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Tender and juicy meatballs in tomato-cream sauce

Appetizing and delicious meatballs in the most delicate tomato-cream sauce will please adults and children. The dish is best suited for lunch or dinner, the main thing is not to forget to add your favorite seasonings to the sauce.

Cooking time: 80 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 600 gr.
• Rice - 150 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2-3 teeth.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• For the tomato-cream sauce:
• Tomatoes - 400 gr.
• Cream - 100 ml.
• Water - 0.5 l.
• Basil to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cook the rice until cooked, then fold it onto a sieve.
2. Put the minced meat in a bowl, add chopped onion and garlic, chicken egg, boiled rice, ground pepper and salt, mix everything well.
3. Soak your hands in water and form into rounded meatballs. Fry them in vegetable oil until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side.
4. Make a creamy tomato sauce. Put the grated tomatoes in a saucepan, pour in the cream, add salt, ground pepper and basil. Then pour in boiling water, stir.
5. Place the meatballs in the sauce, cover the pan and bring the sauce to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
6. The meatballs in tomato-cream sauce are ready, you can serve them with a side dish of your choice.

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A simple and delicious recipe for meatballs with beans in tomato sauce

The original recipe for meatballs with vegetable additives. The dish turns out to be juicy, nutritious, self-sufficient and does not require any side dishes.

Cooking time: 90 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Minced meat - 450 gr.
• Bulb onions - 200 gr.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Tomatoes - 300 gr.
• Bulgarian pepper - 100 gr.
• Canned beans - 250 gr.
• Dried basil - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dill - 1 bunch.

Cooking process:

1. Peel the onions and scroll one onion through a meat grinder. Combine the minced meat, onion and chicken egg. Salt and season the minced meat, mix again.
2. Form small meatballs.
3. Wash the tomatoes, make cross cuts on them and dip them in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Then remove the skin from the incision.
4. Fry the meatballs in a preheated skillet for 2-3 minutes on each side.
5. Then add chopped bell peppers and onions to the pan. Grate the tomatoes, transfer the resulting mass to the pan. Simmer the dish covered for 15-20 minutes.
6. Then add beans, basil, ground black pepper and salt to taste. Continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes.
7. Finally, add chopped herbs and remove from heat. Serve hot meatballs with beans in tomato sauce.

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How to cook delicious fish meatballs in tomato sauce?

An easy, almost dietary interpretation of everyone's favorite meatballs in tomato sauce. Fish fillets will be used instead of regular minced meat. The dish turns out to be very tasty, juicy and healthy.

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Chum fillet - 700 gr.
• Bread crumbs - 100 gr.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Greens to taste.
• For the sauce:
• Tomatoes in their own juice - 500 ml.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Paprika - 1 tsp
• Ground zira - 1 tsp
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
• Sugar to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Scroll the fish fillet through a meat grinder, add chopped bread, chopped greens and a chicken egg to the minced meat. Stir, salt and season to taste.
2. Moisten your hands with cold water and mold into round meatballs. While the sauce is cooking, the meatballs can be refrigerated.
3. Put the cloves of garlic and onions in a blender, chop the vegetables. Pass the resulting mass in vegetable oil, then add paprika and ground cumin.
4. Then add chopped tomatoes, salt and sugar to the pan, simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stir occasionally.
5. Then place the fish balls in the tomato sauce. Cover the pan and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
6. Serve hot fish balls with cooked rice and herbs.

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