Recipes Mike's 5 Minute Meatballs & Marinara Sauce at home

Mike's 5 Minute Meatballs & Marinara Sauce - It was delicious !!!!! Easy to make and a crowd pleaser !!!. Today I am sharing this Mike's 5 Minute Meatballs & Marinara Sauce! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 20 minutes!

You can cook Mike's 5 Minute Meatballs & Marinara Sauce with 25 Ingredients and 12 steps. See the following guide!

1. 2 (16 oz) Jars Of Your Favorite Marinara Sauce [my student used wolfgang pucks].
2. 16 oz Italian Sausage Pre-fabed Meatballs.
3. 1 (14 Can) Diced Tomatoes.
4. 14 ozs Artichoke Hearts [rough chopped].
5. 1 LG Fresh Beefeater Tomato [chopped].
6. 2 tbsp Fresh Basil [chopped].
7. 1 Medium Viadailla Onion [chopped].
8. 1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper [chopped].
9. 1/2 Cup Red Onions [chopped].
10. 6 Cloves Fresh Garlic [left whole].
11. 1/2 Cup Fresh Celery [chopped].
12. 1/4 Cup Shreaded Parmasean Cheese [+ reserves for garnish].
13. as needed Mozzarella Cheese [for garnish].
14. to taste Salt And Fresh Ground Black Pepper.
15. 1/2 Cup Water Or Beef Stock.
16. 1/2 tsp Oregeno [crushed].
17. 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds.
18. 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes.
19. 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar [optional - depending upon your marinara sauce choice].
20. 1/3 Cup Quality Burgundy [optional].
21. Tabasco Sauce [garnish].
22. as needed Pre-fabed Garlic Butter [for bread & noodles].
23. as needed Fresh French Bread 2" Slices.
24. as needed Thin Spaghetti Noodles.
25. 1/4 tsp Baking Soda [added to simmering sauce to reduce any acidity from tomatoes].

1. Heat oven to 350°..
2. Here's all you'll need. Sugar, Burgundy and Mozzarella not pictured since they're all optional..
3. Uncooked Marinara Sauce..
4. Add beef broth and quality Burgundy to your Marinara to thin it a bit. While baking meatballs, simmer your sauce. They should take the same amount of time to cook..
5. Uncooked Italian meatballs - hand rolled on tinfoil..
6. Fully baked meatballs at 350° for 30 minutes..
7. Start your noodle boil 15 minutes into your marinara simmer. Boil your noodles with a dash of salt and a dash olive oil and boil as per manufactures directions. Usually only 9 minutes..
8. Drained noodles with garlic butter [or olive oil] mixed in. Tonight was garlic butter. It's a great way to keep them fresh and toothy!.
9. Toast your 2" thick sliced French bread at 350° [butter side down] in the last 5 minutes of your meatball bake. You'll want the outside of your bread crispy and the inside, fluffy and absorbent to soak up your delicious Marinara Sauce..
10. Place garlic butter coated noodles in bowl. Add sauce and meatballs and garnish with Parmasean Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese and Tabasco Sauce. [here in new mexico we tend to put tabasco on everything!].
11. These really do make great next day work or school lunches!.
12. Serve with thick slices of garlic french bread. Enjoy!.