Disclosure: I received Heinz®, Johnsonville® and Ocean Spray® products in exchange for sharing this recipe. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
‘Tis the season for “busyness” and hurried meals. This often means take-out and generally unhealthy, tasteless meals. Johnsonville, Heinz, and Ocean Spray have a a solution to the dinnertime blues. Johnsonville has a great new line of meatballs that are so easy to incorporate into an easy meal or party dish.
If you happen to be in an area where their new meatballs are not yet sold, Johnsonville still has a solution for you. They have some amazing Italian Sausage Links that make amazing meatballs as well.
Here is the recipe we got to try:
Italian Meatballs
1 package Italian Sausage Links (Johnsonville, of course)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs (I used crushed crackers instead)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup finely chopped onion (I left these out)
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Put egg, bread crumbs, cheese, milk, and onion in bowl.
3. Remove the links from the casings. Easy to do! Cut the sausage link end to end, about three quarters way through. Flip sausage link over, grasp casing, and pull off. Add these links to the mixture in the bowl.
4. Shape into 20 sausage balls, and place in a shallow baking pan.
5. Bake about 20 minutes and serve.
These sausage bowls are rather mushy, but they cook up really nicely. And they taste really good!
You can add these to pasta with sauce, but we ate them as is with some barbecue sauce. I thought they would be greasy, but they weren’t. And they did not upset anyone’s stomach. I was very pleased to get to try this, and so was my family.
I would invite you to check out this recipe for their ultimate meatballs as well. And if you would like to know more about the companies, check out the following information! We can hardly wait to have this recipe again!
More about the Ultimate Party Meatballs Recipe
- Ultimate Party Meatballs is a simple, go-to recipe for entertaining and a variety of other occasions.
- Ultimate Party Meatballs uses just three ingredients that are easy to keep on hand – Heinz® Chili Sauce, a bag of Johnsonville® Classic Italian Meatballs and one can of Ocean Spray® Jellied Cranberry Sauce. Three ingredients – total tastiness!
- Its convenience, versatility and great taste make it the perfect recipe for holidays, appetizers, at-home tailgating to watch the big game, taking to a pot luck, last-minute guests and visitors that drop by, weekend get-togethers, family celebrations, holiday open houses and many other occasions!
- With a tangy, sweet sauce that is sure to impress, the Ultimate Party Meatballs recipe makes a perfect appetizer or main course.
- The recipe can be cooked on the stove top or in your slow cooker.
- Recipe instructions are enclosed and can be found on the Ultimate Party Meatballs infographic at www.heinzchilisauce.com
More about Heinz Chili Sauce
- From a trusted family of products, Heinz is “America’s Favorite brand” of Chili Sauce.
- Perfect for recipes, Heinz Chili Sauce has a tangy flavor, and is great on burgers and fries.
- Heinz Chili Sauce can be found at most major grocery, drug and mass market stores at an average price of around $2.39 for a 12-ounce glass bottle.
More about Johnsonville
- New Fully Cooked Johnsonville® Classic Italian Meatballs are made with only premium cuts of meat and never any artificial flavors or colors.
- Johnsonville® Classic Italian Meatballs can be found at grocery stores at an average price of around $7.99 for a 24-ounce bag.
- For more information, visit www.johnsonville.com
More About Ocean Spray
- Ocean Spray®’s delicious sweet and tangy cranberry sauce has been a tradition at the table for generations!
- Ocean Spray® Jellied Cranberry Sauce can be found at most major grocery, drug, and mass market stores at an average price of around $1.40 for a 14-ounce can.
- For more information, visit www.oceanspray.com
I was sent a free product in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
