By Gary Copelin
Italian spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
6 steps
Prep:20minCook:2h 20min
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.
Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:44:12 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
49
Low
Glycemic Load
17
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories425.2 kcal (21%)
Total Fat21.2 g (30%)
Carbs34.1 g (13%)
Sugars13.2 g (15%)
Protein24.1 g (48%)
Sodium1342.6 mg (67%)
Fiber5 g (18%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
6 servings

meat balls

1 poundlean ground beef

1 cupfresh bread crumbs

1 tablespoondried parsley

1 tablespoongrated parmesan cheese

¼ teaspoonground black pepper

⅛ teaspoongarlic powder

1egg
beaten

PASTA SAUCE

¾ cuponion
chopped

5cloves garlic
minced

¼ cupolive oil

2 x 28 ouncewhole peeled tomatoes
cans

2 teaspoonssalt

1 teaspoonwhite sugar

1bay leaf

1 x 6 ouncecan tomato paste

¾ teaspoondried basil

½ teaspoonground black pepper
Instructions
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.
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