My easy sauce for meatballs is an easy Italian meat sauce perfect for serving with your favorite meatball recipe and pasta! It uses a combination of sausage and pork loin for a flavorful and fragrant sauce for meatballs you will want to enjoy again and again.
When I tell you I make meatballs a lot, you better believe I mean a lot! Meatballs are one of my favorite dishes to serve my family, whether Im serving them over pasta or in a classic meatball sandwich. This is my favorite go-to meat sauce for a quick and easy dinner idea for entertaining or as a comfort food treat for my family.
The best part about my easy sauce for meatballs is that it uses staple ingredients. You may only have to buy the sausage and pork loin to make it – you probably have the rest in your pantry already!
Budget-friendly and easy to make, my Italian meat sauce recipe is a must-try for meatball lovers. I have had numerous people try this recipe and tell me it is the best sauce for meatballs they have ever had. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
Frozen meatballs may be used to make meatball sauce. Prepare frozen meatballs according to package directions, then add to the sauce and follow our instructions.
The flavor of meatball sauce intensifies over time and becomes even more flavorful, so it is recommended you make meatball sauce ahead of time for the best flavor. Make it the day beforehand as instructed and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight. When you reheat it, the flavor will be even better developed than fresh.
To freeze meatball sauce, first, allow it to cool. Then, add it to a freezer-safe bag and label it with the date. Freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to use, defrost on the counter and simmer on low for 15 to 20 minutes.
20 Homemade Sauces for Meatballs
These homemade sauces for meatballs can’t be beat! From marinara to Swedish meatball sauce to grape jelly and mushroom gravy, you’ll love these easy meatball meals.
Ingredients:
- Marinara Sauce
- Swedish Meatball Sauce
- Honey Garlic Meatball Sauce
- Sweet and Sour Meatball Sauce
- Grape Jelly Sauce
- Garlic Butter Sauce
- Dipping Sauce
- Tomato Sauce
- Vodka Cream Sauce
- Sunday Sauce
- Creamy Tomato Sauce
- Tomato Basil Sauce
- Greek Lemon Sauce
- Yogurt Sauce
- Mustard Dill Sauce
- Bolognese
- Guajillo Sauce
- Mushroom Gravy
- Sour Cream Sauce
- Sage Brown Butter Sauce
Instruction:
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the required ingredients.
- Prep a meatball sauce in 30 minutes or less!
Meatball Sauce
My meatball sauce recipe is an Italian meat sauce filled with so much flavor! Fragrant and delicious, pair it with meatballs and pasta.
Prep: 5min
Total: 256min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 396 kcal, Carbohydrate 20 g, Protein 26 g, Fat 25 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Sodium 2171 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 15 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 pound sausage
- 1 pound pork loin (cubed)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 4 28 oz. tomato sauce cans
- 1 small onion (or half 1 large onion, chopped)
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- salt & pepper (to taste)
- cooked meatballs
Instruction:
- Place a large deep pan or Dutch Oven over high heat and add olive oil. Add onion and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until the onions are golden.
- Add sausage and pork loin to the pan. Cook until meat is golden brown, stirring occasionally.
- Gradually pour in tomato sauce. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste, and Italian seasoning.
- Stir and add in cooked meatballs. Cover and simmer 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Serve over pasta, and enjoy!
30 BEST Meatball Sauce Recipes
This collection of easy and delicious Meatball Sauce Recipes will give you plenty of flavor options when the meatball craving hits. You can’t go wrong with this classic marinara:
Ingredients:
- 2 28 oz cans of whole tomatoes
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 finely chopped onions
- 4 finely chopped garlic cloves
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- fresh basil
- fresh oregano
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- Salt, to taste
- Sugar, to taste
Instruction:
- In large, heavy bottomed pan, add olive oil, onion, garlic and half of the herbs. Slowly bring up heat and cook until softened.
- While other ingredients are heating up, pour tomatoes into a large bowl and crush them by hand into large chunks.
- Add tomatoes, black pepper and red pepper to pan, simmer for 45 minutes, partially covered.
- Remove from heat. Taste and adjust for seasonings.
- Serve with your favorite meatballs.
