Spanish Meatballs

Tasty little meatballs to serve as appetizers or serve on rice as an entree. Let me know what you think ... but PLEASE be nice ... I am new here and I scare easily. ;)

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 40 meatballs

Ingredients

• Meatballs

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup  breadcrumbs
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2  tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup flour

• Sauce

• 5  ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2  medium bell peppers, chopped
• 2  large onions, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together all meatball ingredients EXCEPT flour.
2. Roll mixture into 2" balls.
3. Roll each ball in the flour.
4. Lightly oil a skillet with olive oil and fry the meatballs on med.- high heat until golden brown.
5. Put meatballs in a large saucepan and set aside.
6. In the same skillet you fried the meatballs in, add the onions and peppers and cook until tender.
7. Add the tomatoes and cook another 8-10 minutes or until tomatoes are the consistency you like.
8. Add the wine and cook about 3 more minutes.
9. Salt and pepper to taste.
10. Pour sauce mixture onto meatballs and let simmer on low about 10 minutes.
11. Best served on rice or rice-a-roni.
12. *NOTE* If you like a sweeter sauce, try mixing 3 Tbsp grape jelly with the wine before adding it to the sauce.