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

Gather all ingredients.

Step 3

In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent.

Step 4

Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 90 minutes.

Step 5

Stir in tomato paste, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more.