Best 6 Italian Feast Sunday Sauce With Meatballs Sausages Pork Chops Recipes

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Indulge in a culinary journey to Italy with our comprehensive guide to preparing a traditional Italian Sunday feast. This hearty and flavorful meal, often enjoyed with loved ones, features a delectable array of dishes that will tantalize your taste buds. From the classic Sunday sauce simmered to perfection, to succulent meatballs, savory sausages, and tender pork chops, each recipe is carefully crafted to deliver an authentic Italian experience. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting your culinary adventure, our detailed instructions and helpful tips will guide you through the process of creating this beloved feast. Gather your family and friends, set the table, and prepare to embark on a delicious journey to the heart of Italy.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SUNDAY SAUCE WITH MEATBALLS, SAUSAGES, AND PORK CHOPS



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This is my most requested recipe. By the by, if your grocer doesn't stock pancetta (an Italian-style cured bacon), you can substitute a fatty prosciutto or ordinary bacon in a pinch, but it won't be as subtle a dish. I usually never use pancetta and it is still delicious...who has 20 days to cure homemade pancetta!?!? From Fresco Trattoria.

Provided by SmHerndon

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 2h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 lb mild sausage
1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
6 thinly sliced pork chops (about 3 pounds)
2 cups dry red wine
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 onions, diced
1 cup diced pancetta (or a fatty prosciutto or regular bacon)
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 gallon italian tomato
2 cups chopped basil
2 lbs cooked meatballs (suggest my Authentic Italian Meatballs recipe)
1 lb rigatoni pasta

Steps:

  • In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil and sauté the sausage and pork chops until brown, about 10 minutes - Don'’t worry if the meat is not cooked through because the meat will cook through in the sauce.
  • Remove the meat from pan and set aside; Deglaze the pan with 1 cup red wine.
  • In the same pot, add the garlic, onions, pancetta, and crushed pepper and cook until the onions and garlic are lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
  • Add the remaining cup of red wine and reduce by half. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 1 hour over low heat. Add the basil, sausage, pork chops, and meatballs to the tomato sauce and simmer for an additional hour over low heat.
  • In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta for 10 to 12 minutes or until al dente. Drain the pasta, toss it with the Sunday Sauce, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1423.5, Fat 83.9, SaturatedFat 24, Cholesterol 269.6, Sodium 1543.5, Carbohydrate 82.2, Fiber 9.6, Sugar 16.7, Protein 71

SUNDAY SAUCE



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In many Italian American households, Sunday means there's red sauce simmering all day on the stove. It might be called sauce, sugo or gravy, and surely every family makes it differently, but the result is always a tomato sauce rich with meat. This recipe (which you can also make in a slow cooker) follows a classic route of using shreddy pork shoulder, Italian sausage and meatballs. Once the sauce is done, coat pasta in the sauce, spoon some meat on top and share it with the whole family alongside a green salad, crusty bread and red wine. The sauce can keep refrigerated for up to one week and frozen for up to three months.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories     dinner, pastas, main course

Time 3h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3-inch chunks
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, or a combination
1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1/3 cup red wine
2 (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
3 basil sprigs
1 pound uncooked homemade or store-bought meatballs
1 1/2 pounds tubular or long noodles, like rigatoni or spaghetti
Grated Parmesan or pecorino, for serving

Steps:

  • Season the pork shoulder all over with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high. Working in batches if necessary, cook the pork until browned on two sides, 8 to 10 minutes total, adding more oil if the pan looks dry. Transfer pieces to a bowl as they finish. Add the sausages to the pot and cook until browned, 4 to 6 minutes total. Transfer to the bowl.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, if needed, and the onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the red wine, stir, scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan and cook until the wine is nearly evaporated, 2 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes and basil, then fill one of the 28-ounce cans with water. (You'll use it in a second.) Return the pork shoulder and sausages to the pot, along with any accumulated juices in the bowl. Nudge them around so they are submerged. Add the meatballs on top, then add enough water from the can to cover the meat. (There's no need to stir.) Partly cover the pot, bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pork shoulder falls apart when shredded with a fork, 2 to 2½ hours.
  • When you're ready to eat, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions until al dente. While the pasta cooks, slice the sausage and shred the pork shoulder. Transfer to a platter along with the meatballs and a few spoonfuls of sauce. Reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain and add the pasta to the pot of sauce. Over medium heat, toss the pasta with the sauce, adding pasta water as needed until the sauce clings to the pasta.
  • Divide pasta between bowls, then top with a bit of each meat. Pass the Parmesan and platter of meat at the table.

ITALIAN FEAST (SUNDAY SAUCE WITH MEATBALLS, SAUSAGES & PORK CHOPS RECIPE - (4.3/5)



Italian Feast (Sunday Sauce with Meatballs, Sausages & Pork Chops Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by DaraD

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 Cup EVOO
1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage
1/2 lb Hot Italian Sausage
6 Thinly Sliced Pork Chops (about 3 lbs)
2 Cups Dry Red Wine
2 TBSP Chopped Garlic
2 Onions, Diced
1 Cup Diced Pancetta
1 TBSP Crushed Red Pepper
1 Gallon Canned Italian Plum Tomatoes, undrained
2 Cups Chopped Fresh Basil
2 lbs Cooked Meatballs (see recipe)
2 lbs Uncooked Rigatoni Pasta

Steps:

  • 1. In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil and sate the sausages and pork chops until brown (about 10 minutes). Don't worry if the meat is not cooked through, because it will finish in the sauce. Remove the meat from the pan and set aside. Keep pan over medium heat. Deglaze the pan by adding 1 cup of the wine and scraping the bits. 2. In the same pot, add the garli, onions, pancetta & crushed pepper and cook until the onions and garlic are lightly browned, about 2 mins. Add the remaining 1 cup of red wine and cook until the mixture is reduced by half. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 1 hour over low heat. 3. Add the basil, sausages, pork chops, and meatballs to the tomato sauce and simmer for 1 more hour over low heat. 4. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain the pasta, toss with sauce and serve immediately.

SUNDAY SAUCE WITH MEATBALLS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

2 (35-ounce) cans plum tomatoes with basil
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1 pound ground sirloin or lean ground beef, pork, turkey, veal, chicken, or any combination
2 eggs
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped, plus 3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pound pork spare ribs, trimmed
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste, for sauce and ribs

Steps:

  • Strain the plum tomatoes in a colander to extract the juice, breaking the tomatoes apart with your hands. Discard the pulp and set aside.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add 4 cloves garlic, the onion, red pepper and black pepper. Saute until the onion is soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add juiced tomatoes, red wine, Parmesan and salt. Add the tomato paste and the water and stir together over medium heat. *Cook's Note: Tomato paste should be added after making meatballs and ribs.
  • Put the ground meat in a mixing bowl. Beat the eggs and add them to the meat along with 6 cloves garlic, the bread crumbs, salt, pepper, Parmesan and milk. Mix this all together with your hands. Wet your hands with water and continue to wet them as you pinch meat from the bowl and roll into 2-inch balls. Roll the balls in the flour.
  • Heat 1/2-cup of oil in a large skillet. Add 3 cloves chopped garlic and saute until golden brown. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the meatballs and saute over medium-high heat, turning them until they are brown all over.
  • *Cook's Note: As soon as you can pick them up with a fork, they are ready. You don't want them to be well done. If the meatball slides off the fork when you pick it up, it needs to cook a little longer.
  • Cut the ribs apart and remove the membrane. Saute them in 1/2-cup oil until very brown and remove.
  • Return the garlic to the oil and add tomato paste (for the sauce) to the pan; Cook, stirring, over medium heat for about 3 minutes until it softens. Remove from the heat and add to the sauce.
  • Add the meatballs and spareribs to the sauce. Bring to an easy boil, then simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Add the basil and simmer for 15 minutes more. The spareribs should be very tender, falling off the bone and the meatballs should float in the sauce

ITALIAN SUNDAY SAUCE



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Start this sauce on Sunday morning and fill your kitchen with amazing aromas that will have your family asking when dinner's going to be ready! It's full of rich, sweet tomato flavor, subtle herbs, and savory, tender meat that's cooked right in the sauce. Ladle it over your favorite pasta and serve with buttery garlic bread.

Provided by NicoleMcmom

Categories     Tomato Pasta Sauce

Time 5h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 pounds pork neck bones
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 ¼ pounds Italian sausage links
1 ½ cups finely chopped white onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
7 cups water
1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
12 large cooked meatballs

Steps:

  • Sprinkle neck bones on all sides with salt and pepper.
  • Heat 4 teaspoons oil in a large, heavy-bottomed stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place neck bones in the pot and cook for 6 minutes, flipping halfway through. Transfer to a plate.
  • Add sausage links to the drippings and brown for 3 minutes on each side, adding remaining oil as needed. Set aside with the pork.
  • Add onion to the drippings and season with salt. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add tomato puree and crushed tomatoes, than add water and sugar; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth. Add bay leaf. Rub basil and oregano between your fingers to release the aroma and add to the sauce.
  • Slice sausages into large chunks and return to the pot with the neck bones; bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 6 hours.
  • Remove neck bones and bay leaf. Remove any meat remaining on the bones, shred, and return to the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 569.4 calories, Carbohydrate 28.5 g, Cholesterol 144.6 mg, Fat 32.3 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 42.8 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 2035 mg

SUNDAY SAUCE WITH BRACIOLE, MEATBALLS, AND SAUSAGE



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No crowd to feed? No problem. Sunday Sauce freezes well; just make sure any braciole, meatballs, or sausages are submerged in sauce.

Provided by Dawn Perry

Categories     Freezer Food     Pasta     Beef     Tomato     Parmesan     Meatball     Sausage     Breadcrumbs     Ground Beef     Oregano     Dinner     Potluck

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 35

For the sauce:
2 medium onions, cut into 1" pieces
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
3 (packed) cups basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the breadcrumb mixture:
1 cup finely grated Parmesan
2/3 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
For the braciole:
6 slices beef top round (about 1 1/2 pounds total), pounded 1/4" thick
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
For the meatballs and sausage:
1 pound ground beef chuck (20% fat)
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
6 sweet Italian sausages
For assembly:
1 pound pasta, such as spaghetti
Kosher salt
Finely grated Parmesan (for serving)
Special Equipment
Butcher's twine

Steps:

  • Make the sauce:
  • Purée onions and garlic in a food processor until very finely chopped.
  • Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy ovenproof pot over medium-high. Cook onion mixture and 1/2 tsp. salt, stirring often, until liquid is evaporated and bits on bottom of pot are beginning to brown, 10-12 minutes. Add tomato paste, oregano, and red pepper flakes; cook, stirring, until slightly darker in color, about 2 minutes more. Add 1/2 cup water and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot. Add tomatoes and their juices and 1 cup water; stir to combine. Stir in basil, season with pepper and remaining 1 tsp. salt, and bring to a simmer. Keep warm, stirring occasionally, until ready to use.
  • Make the breadcrumb mixture:
  • Combine cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs, and garlic in a medium bowl.
  • Prepare the braciole:
  • Preheat oven to 300°F. Lay beef flat on a work surface; season with 3/4 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup breadcrumb mixture. Working one at a time and starting at the short end, roll up beef, then tie in a few places with butcher's twine to secure. Season braciole with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper.
  • Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Working in batches and adding remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet as needed, cook braciole, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch.
  • Transfer braciole to pot with sauce, cover, and bake 1 1/2 hours. Wipe out skillet and reserve.
  • Prepare the meatballs and sausage:
  • Mix ground beef, eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and remaining 1 1/4 cups breadcrumb mixture with a fork in a medium bowl. Shape into 12 (1 1/2") balls.
  • Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in reserved skillet. Working in batches, cook meatballs, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch; transfer to a plate. Working in batches and adding remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet as needed, cook sausages, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer to plate.
  • After braciole has baked 1 1/2 hours, using tongs, gently lower meatballs and sausages into sauce. Cover pot and continue to bake until braciole is very tender and meatballs and sausages are cooked through, 25-30 minutes more.
  • To serve:
  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Transfer sausages, meatballs, and braciole to a platter; remove strings from braciole. Spoon some warm sauce over.
  • Drain pasta and toss with as little or as much sauce as you like. Serve topped with Parmesan.
  • Do Ahead
  • Sauce can be made 3 days ahead; cover and chill, or freeze up to 6 months. Braciole, meatballs, and sausages can be made 3 days ahead; submerge in sauce, cover, and chill, or freeze up to 3 months.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the sauce will be. Use fresh vegetables, good quality meat, and a flavorful stock.
  • Brown the meat well: Browning the meat will add flavor and depth to the sauce. Be sure to brown the meat in batches so that it doesn't steam.
  • Use a variety of meats: Using a variety of meats, such as ground beef, sausage, and pork chops, will add flavor and complexity to the sauce.
  • Simmer the sauce for a long time: The longer the sauce simmers, the more flavorful it will be. Simmer the sauce for at least 2 hours, or even longer if you have time.
  • Use a good quality pasta: The type of pasta you use will also affect the flavor of the dish. Use a good quality pasta that will hold up well to the sauce.
  • Serve the sauce with your favorite toppings: There are many different ways to serve Sunday sauce. Some popular toppings include grated Parmesan cheese, crumbled sausage, and chopped parsley.

Conclusion:

Sunday sauce is a delicious and hearty meal that is perfect for a special occasion. It is a labor of love, but it is well worth the effort.

By following these tips, you can make a Sunday sauce that is sure to impress your family and friends. So what are you waiting for? Get cooking!

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