Ok..I’m not sure if this is a good question to ask here but I’m gonna anyways.
I bought 15lbs of on sale Ground beef this past weekend. I froze a good portion of it in meal size portions and want to use the rest of it for bake and freeze meatballs (have a great recipe)
My question is this: The recipe calls for tomato sauce, can I substitute Crushed tomatoes instead. I dont want to open the can of Crushed tomatoes I have and to see I could use it or not and then waste it.
EDITED TO ADD: Thank you everyone for your help. My last bathc(thank the Goddess) of meatballs are in the oven and the others are cooling and waiting to be bagged and frozen..minus of course the few I chomped on:)
Here is my recipe for the meatballs that i had found online and my family loves
Millions of Meatballs
(This makes at least four dozen, depending on size.)
12-ounces tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
1 teaspoons salt, optional
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
4 pounds ground beef
In a large mixing bowl, combine first eight ingredients. Add ground beef and mix well. Shape into meatballs (use a small cookie scoop if available) and place on broiler pan so grease can drain while cooking. Bake uncovered in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Divide into meal-sized portions. To prevent from freezing into a solid meatball-mass, freeze individually on cookie sheets and then place in freezer bags. Label and freeze.
