Italian spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

Name: Italian spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: MEAT BALLS:; 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 cup fresh bread crumbs; 1 tablespoon dried parsley; 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder 1 egg, beaten; PASTA SAUCE:; 3⁄4 cup chopped onion; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 1⁄4 cup olive oil; 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 1 bay leaf; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 3⁄4 teaspoon dried basil; 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper

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

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories424.4 kcal (21%)

Total Fat21.2 g (30%)

Carbs34.1 g (13%)

Sugars13.2 g (15%)

Protein24 g (48%)

Sodium1340.2 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 tablespoonParmesan cheese

grated

¼ teaspoonground black pepper

⅛ teaspoongarlic powder

¾ cuponion

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