Beef and Sausage Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 400F/205C.
2. 2
   Remove ground beef and Italian sausage from the fridge and put it into a mixing bowl, squeezing sausage out of the casings.
3. 3
   Add flaxseed meal, lightly beaten eggs, garlic powder, dried basil, dried oregano, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste to the bowl.
4. 4
   Use clean hands to mix together just until ingredients are well-combined.
5. 5
   We used a tablespoon-sized measuring spoon to scoop about 2 tablespoons of meat for each meatball.
6. 6
   You should cook these in a baking dish where the meatballs are close to together, so laying the finished meatballs out on a cutting board helps you judge the size of dish you need.
7. 7
   We made 20 meatballs and used a dish that was 9 inches x 14 inches.
8. 8
   Pour the Rao's Marinara Sauce (or another low-sugar pasta sauce) over the meatballs, making sure each meatball is covered with a little sauce.
9. 9
   Bake 30 minutes, or until meatballs are firm and sauce is bubbling hot.
10. 10
    Sprinkle meatballs with the other 1/2 cup of coarsely-grated Parmesan and serve hot.