Darcy's Spaghetti and Meatballs

Submitted by Chill

"A good friend gave me this recipe when I was whining I didn't have a good spaghetti sauce recipe. She said it was her mother-in-law's."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• salt & pepper

directions

1. Cook onion in oil until golden.
2. Add tomatoes, paste, water, sugar, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
3. Cook slowly uncovered for 1 hour.
4. For meatballs, combine meat, crumbs, cheese, eggs and seasonings. Mix thoroughly.
5. Form into small balls and brown in oil or microwave.*.
6. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer over low heat until sauce is desired thickness, 30 mins or so.
7. * To brown in microwave - place approximately one dozen of meatballs into a pie plate and microwave on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.

Reviews

[hungrykitten]

I thought this sauce was just OK. It was easy to make but it didn't have enough spices in it; it just tasted like tomatoes. The meatballs were pretty good, though.