Homemade Meatballs and Sauce

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This is my family recipe. I hope you enjoy! :hungry

Homemade Meatballs and Sauce

This is my family recipe. I hope you enjoy! :hungry

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Ingredients

20 mins
6 servings
  1. 1Meatballs
  2. 1 lblean ground beef
  3. 1 cupItalian breadcrumbs
  4. 1 tbspparsley
  5. 1 tbspparmesan cheese
  6. 1/4 tspblack pepper
  7. 1/8 tspgarlic powder
  8. 1egg (beaten)
  9. 3 tbspmilk
  10. 1Sauce
  11. 3/4 cupminced onion
  12. 5 cloveof garlic
  13. 1/4 cupolive oil
  14. 228 oz cans of crushed tomatoes
  15. 16oz can of tomato paste
  16. 2 tspsalt
  17. 1 tspwhite sugar
  18. 1bay leaf
  19. 3/4 tspbasil
  20. 1/2 tspblack pepper

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Sauce

  2. 2

    In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onions and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent.

  3. 3

    Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar, and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to simmer for 90 min.

  4. 4

    while sauce is simmering add all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl. mix together well and form into about 2 1/2 in balls.

  5. 5

    after 90 min, stir in tomato paste, basil, black pepper and meatballs.

  6. 6

    simmer an additional 2hrs. serve with favorite pasta and enjoy! :)

  7. 7

    *Tip for added flavor add chunks of italian sausage along with meatballs to the sauce.

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