“This recipe (Easy Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs) came from my mother years ago. It’s simple but flavorful.”
Prep: 20 m Cook: 2 h Ready In 2 h 20 m
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Easy Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
To make this Easy Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs, You’ll need the following Ingredients:
Ingredients:
MEATBALLS
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg, beaten
SAUCE
3/4 cup chopped onion
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 bay leaf
1 (6 ounces) can tomato paste
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder and beaten egg. Mix well and form into 12 balls. Store, covered, in the refrigerator until needed.
2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 90 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more. Serve.
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EASY ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH MEATBALLS
Easy Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Large Saucepan
Ingredients
- MEATBALLS
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1 egg, beaten
- SAUCE
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (6 ounces) can tomato paste
- 3/4 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder and beaten egg. Mix well and form into 12 balls. Store, covered, in the refrigerator until needed.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 90 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more. Serve.
