Since I love entertaining, my boyfriend and I hosted an Oscar Party this past weekend. Though our event only consisted of a few people and lots of casual lounging around our TV, I still considered our party red carpet ready…

The secret to our success? My grandma’s spaghetti & meatballs!! This amazingly yummy meal can be prepared hours in advance and can be eaten whenever your guests are hungry! I don’t have pictures to share however…I can give you the recipe to the most simple and tasty meatballs you will ever eat!

Grandmama’s Spaghetti & Meatballs

ET: 30 min. of prep / time in oven is personal choice

2 lb. of ground beef

2-3 links of spicy Italian sausage

1 cup of diced red onion

Salt, Pepper & Garlic Salt*

*not required

Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees. Mix the ground beef & sausage together (remove the sausage from its casing to do this)

Step 2: Add your diced red onion

Step 3: Add a shake of salt, pepper and if you want a little of garlic salt. All you need is a good shake from each, not too much! Mix all together.

Step 4: In a large lightly greased pan form the meat mixture into balls and place in hot skillet. Turn the meatballs so that they brown on all sides. We like to cut some of the extra sausage links into pieces to brown with the meatballs. This will provide some extra seasoning as it cooks.

Step 5: Now take your browned meatballs and put them in a large roasting pan/ or baking dish, anything that has a lid! Add your desired sauce (my favorite is Newman’s Own, Sockarooni), cover and place in your pre-heated oven.

Step 6: Every 45 min. take them out of the oven and stir. They should be cooked through after about an hour but I like to cook mine for about 3 hours in the sauce for added flavor. About thirty minutes before you eat you should take them out of the oven so that the scalding hot sauce & meatballs can get to a more desired temperature and the sauce will thicken slightly.

So there you have it, you don’t have to have caviar & champagne to class up your evening, simply make sure you have enough food & drinks so that your guests can sit back and relax and enjoy the show!

This entry is a bit short but check back with me next week and I’ll give you my tips on how to Irish up your life for Saint Patrick’s Day! (because honest…I’m Irish not Italian!!!)

Happy Hostessing!

~Shannon