Italian spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

This is an Italian-style pasta sauce with homemade meatballs that's cooked slowly over low heat for an intense tomato flavor. It's easy to make the spaghetti sauce ahead of time; gently reheat and add meatballs 30 minutes before you're ready to serve with your favorite pasta.

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Gather all ingredients for meatballs

Step 2

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 refrigerator until needed.

Step 3

Gather all ingredients for sauce

Step 4

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

Step 5

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

Step 6

Stir in tomato paste, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more.