Grandma Madsen's Meatballs

Sherry's mom used to make these, they are one of Jared's favorite foods - and with good reason!

I usually double the batch and freeze in small portions - instead of opening a jar of spagetti sauce, I throw some canned tomatoes and frozen meatballs in a pot to simmer for a bit - yummy and fast.

2 lbs ground beef
1/2 lb hot (or mild) itallian sausage
1/2 c chopped onion
1 c breadcrumbs
2 eggs
1/2 c shredded cheese
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp sage

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp allspice

Mix together in large bowl. Roll into balls (I use pampered chef med scoop, flattened to scoop out). Brown in skillet. Simmer in crushed tomatoes or any combination of diced tomatoes/sauce. I do a lot of sauce, 1 #10 can for this recipie, or even, one #10 can for 1/3 of doubled batch. Freezes well.