Kato's Garage Style - Tomato Sauce & Meatball Dinner

The only thing I left out were the green peppers (due to family issues) but I did add a generous amount of red pepper. This was wonderful!! It simmered on the stove for 4 hours. Even better the next day. This makes a lot so be prepared to freeze some if you need to.

Okay, this does have LOTS of ingredients, but I assembled them all before - put some music on, made a pot of coffe and I was VERY happy chopping, mincing, frying and mixing all morning! I made the FULL amount, as I plan to freeze the rest! We had this MEGA MEATBALL BLOWOUT for lunch - with a glass of wine. It was JUST amazing - do TRY to add all the spices and seasonings - the flavour was complex and exciting......we loved it! I made NO subs, I had all the fresh vegetables and spices to hand, and the meat and sausages in the freezer; I planned this the night before, and it all worked well. We ate this with giant penne pasta and extra cheese on the top. You certainly get your "Five a Day" in this meal - we needed NO bread either, or even a salad - the meatballs and sauce was just fine on its own with the pasta. A wonderful recipe - worth all the chopping and dicing and mixing and simmering! Made for Photo Tag - thanks VERY much BK!!!! Gorgeous! FT:-)

This is one huge pot of goodness...all those wonderful veggies, dynamic spices, then the tender meatbals and sausages. This recipe is a 5* winner! Since I made this recipe to freeze and then take with us when our family, including sweet grandkids, takes a week's vacation at a house in Seaside, Oregon, I just added a pinch of red pepper flakes and used all sweet sausage. My spice rack does not have lemon salt or celery salt, or V8 juice, otherwise I adhered to the list of recipe ingredients. After simmering for 3 hours, the flavors of the vegetables and tomatoes and meat blended into one savory pasta sauce. Wait until my kids taste this!