Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

A delicious homemade Italian-style pasta sauce with tasty beef meatballs that's slow cooked for an intense tomato flavor.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 347 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.75 cup chopped onion
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 0.125 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.75 teaspoon dried basil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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 2

In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 90 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more.