These tender, flavor packed Greek Meatballs are baked in a blended tomato sauce spiced with cumin, cinnamon, fresh herbs and has feta cheese crumbled on top! This Greek Meatballs in Tomato Sauce recipe is amazing!
Add all tomato sauce ingredients except fresh mint, parsley, bay leaf and olive oil to a blender and purée until smooth.
Add olive oil to a large skillet over medium high heat. Pour in blended tomato sauce and the fresh mint, parsley and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup of water, stirring to make sure the bottom does not scorch, and cook another 10 minutes. Sauce will reduce and thicken.
Meatballs
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Grate remaining red onion half and add to a large bowl with the ground beef or lamb. Add remaining meatball ingredients and mix well by hand. Refrigerate to firm up, 15 minutes (optional).
Scoop about 2-3 tablespoons of meat mixture into wet hands and shape into football shaped meatballs. You should have between 12-16 meatballs.
Place in a greased baking dish and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. Top with tomato sauce and bake another 10 minutes. Top with feta cheese, chopped mint and serve.
Notes
Feel free to use lamb as a substitution for the ground beef.
Juice from onion and grated onion all go in the mix.