Pasta with meatballs

Name: Pasta with meatballs
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 cup fresh bread crumbs; 1 tablespoon grated mozzarella cheese; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 egg ,beaten; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 3/4 cup cup chopped onion; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 cans whole peeled tomatoes; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 bay leaf; 1 can tomato paste; 3/4 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Christine @cook_3740509

Pasta with meatballs

Christine @cook_3740509

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Ingredients

meatballs
1 poundlean ground beef
1 cupfresh bread crumbs
1 tablespoongrated mozzarella cheese
1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
1egg ,beaten
1/4 teaspoongarlic powder
sauce
3/4 cupcup chopped onion
5 clovesgarlic, minced
1/4 cupolive oil
2 canswhole peeled tomatoes
2 teaspoonssalt
1bay leaf
1 cantomato paste
3/4 teaspoondried basil
1/2 teaspoonground black pepper

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Steps

1

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, mozzarella cheese,1/4 teaspoon 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,and nay leaf. Cover,reduce heat to low, and simmer 90 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, basil,1/2 teaspoon pepper and meatballs. Simmer 30 minutes more.
3

Take out the meatballs and put in a separate dish. Add the cooked pasta into the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper as needed. You can add a little chilli paste. Serve.