Description
A simple and delicious One Ingredient Sausage Meatballs recipe featuring Italian sausage links shaped into meatballs and cooked to perfection. These meatballs are perfect served with pasta and sauce or can be frozen for later use.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Italian sausage links
Instructions
- Preheat the oven (optional): If you prefer baking, preheat your oven to 400°F to prepare for cooking the meatballs later.
- Prepare the sausage meatballs: Using a sharp knife, carefully slice open the casing of each sausage link. Then, use your hands to squeeze out about one-third of the sausage meat from each link and roll it into a ball. Repeat this process with the remaining sausage meat to form a total of 9 meatballs.
- Cook the meatballs on the stovetop: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs to the pan and cook, turning often to brown all sides. Continue cooking for approximately 20 minutes or until the meatballs are fully cooked through.
- Serve or store: Once cooked, serve the sausage meatballs alongside your favorite pasta and sauce or allow them to cool and freeze for use in future recipes.
Notes
- Ensure sausage is cooked thoroughly to an internal temperature of 160°F for safety.
- You can bake the meatballs at 400°F for about 15-20 minutes as an alternative to stovetop cooking.
- Freezing cooked meatballs allows for convenient future meal preparation.
- Use Italian sausage links of your preferred heat level (mild or spicy) to customize flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: sausage meatballs, Italian sausage, one ingredient meatballs, easy meatball recipe, stovetop meatballs
