Two Meatballs In One

• Small Meatballs:
• 4 sweet Italian pork sausage, casings removed
• 1/2 cup water, or as needed
• Large Meatballs:
• 2 1/4 pounds ground beef
• 1/2 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Sauce:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 sweet onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can no salt-added diced tomatoes with Italian herbs
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sweet basil
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

1. Form pork sausage into small 1/2-inch meatballs using a small scoop. Fill a skillet with enough water to make a 1-inch depth; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer. Cook meatballs in the simmering water until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove meatballs with a slotted spoon and cool on a paper towel-lined plate. Drain water.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, ketchup, Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, egg, granulated garlic, and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl. Scoop ground beef mixture into about 1-inch portions using an ice cream scooper; form each portion around 1 small pork meatball to cover completely. Arrange double meatballs on a baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and partially cooked, about 25 minutes.
5. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is softened, about 10 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, sugar, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon black pepper, basil, and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce for 20 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer, stirring gently, until meatballs are fully cooked, about 20 more minutes.

sweet italian pork sausage, water, ground beef, italianseasoned bread crumbs, ketchup, parmesan cheese, worcestershire sauce, egg, garlic, ground black pepper, olive oil, sweet onion, garlic, tomatoes, salt, white sugar, italian seasoning, ground black pepper, sweet basil, lemon juice

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/233641/two-meatballs-in-one/ (may not work)