Spaghetti & Meatballs
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Sauce:1 Tbsp Olive Oil6 Cloves of garlic, smashed and chopped! 28 oz can Chunky Tomato Sauce (I like Muir Glen)2 Tbsp Fresh Oregano (or dried leaves or 2 tsp ground)1 tsp sugar1/2 - 1 tsp cayenne pepper1 15 oz can Tomato Sauce, organic1/4-1/2 cup chopped fresh basil1 lb lean hamb1 lb italian sausage2 cloves of garlic, smashed and chopped2 eggs, slightly beaten1/2 cup romano cheese (grated)1/2 cup parmesean cheese (grated)1 cup dry breadcrumbs1/2 cup waterOil to cook Green Bean, steamed.
Sauce:
Lightly brown garlic in olive oil, then add Chunky (28 oz can) Sauce, Oregano, Sugar and Cayenne. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 40 minutes. Then add 15-oz can tomato sauce. Continue to simmer.
In the meantime, prepare meatballs. In a large bowl combine all ingredients: Hamb, Sausage, garlic, eggs, cheeses, breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup water. Make meatballs in to 4 oz balls. This should make 13 meatballs.
Cook half at a time in a 10-inch skillet. Heat canola oil in pan on medium-high. When the oil is heated, pllace 6 meatballs in the oil and cook 5-6 minutes each side. Remove and place on paper towels and then cook the remaining 7 meatballs.
Start the water boiling for spaghetti and cook spaghetti according to package. When drained, return to cooking pot.
By now you should have completed the sauce. Add the cooked meatballs and chopped basil to the sauce. Continue to simmer. When these are cooked and drained on paper towels, add to sauce.
When spaghetti has been returned to pot, turn heat to medium and add a few ladles of sauce. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce a couple of minutes and turn off heat. Place tossed spaghetti on a platter and top with meatballs. Serve meal with side dish of fresh green beans.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LREISDORPH.
Lightly brown garlic in olive oil, then add Chunky (28 oz can) Sauce, Oregano, Sugar and Cayenne. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 40 minutes. Then add 15-oz can tomato sauce. Continue to simmer.
In the meantime, prepare meatballs. In a large bowl combine all ingredients: Hamb, Sausage, garlic, eggs, cheeses, breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup water. Make meatballs in to 4 oz balls. This should make 13 meatballs.
Cook half at a time in a 10-inch skillet. Heat canola oil in pan on medium-high. When the oil is heated, pllace 6 meatballs in the oil and cook 5-6 minutes each side. Remove and place on paper towels and then cook the remaining 7 meatballs.
Start the water boiling for spaghetti and cook spaghetti according to package. When drained, return to cooking pot.
By now you should have completed the sauce. Add the cooked meatballs and chopped basil to the sauce. Continue to simmer. When these are cooked and drained on paper towels, add to sauce.
When spaghetti has been returned to pot, turn heat to medium and add a few ladles of sauce. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce a couple of minutes and turn off heat. Place tossed spaghetti on a platter and top with meatballs. Serve meal with side dish of fresh green beans.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LREISDORPH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 569.0
- Total Fat: 29.1 g
- Cholesterol: 67.7 mg
- Sodium: 1,195.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 49.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
- Protein: 28.9 g
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