Meatballs In Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 (16 ounce) jar prepared hot salsa
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 lb ground sirloin (or lean ground beef)
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt (i use fresh minced garlic and salt, but this is the original recipe)
• 2 tablespoons prepared steak sauce (like a1)
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard

Recipe

• 1 combine the salsa with the tomato sauce in a saucepan and start warming together over low heat.
• 2 mix the remaining ingredients together with your hands until thoroughly combined.
• 3 form the mixture into 20 1-inch balls.
• 4 bake the meatballs on a cookie sheet or baking pan at 350°f for 25 minutes.
• 5 transfer the meatballs to a casserole, pour the heated sauce over the top and bake at 350°f for 10 minutes.
• 6 turn the oven off, leaving the dish inside, and let it set in the cooling oven for 20 to 25 minutes until serving.