Old Fashioned Meatballs & Spaghetti
"This makes a very large sauce and is freezable. The longer you simmer the better the sauce tastes. You can also cook meatballs in a 400* oven for about 20 minutes."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 25
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 5 slices day old sweet French bread, crusts removed (can use plain white bread)
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
- 2 teaspoons dry basil leaves
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons oil
- cooked spaghetti
- parmesan cheese
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Neapolitan Gravy
- 2 (12 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 cup parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 lb mushroom, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons dry basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon oregano leaves
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
directions
- Combine ingredients for gravy; set aside.
- In a food processor or blender, whirl bread to make crumbs (you should have 2 cups lightly pressed crumbs).
- In a large bowl, mix together crumbs, ground beef, parmesan cheese, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic, and eggs.
- Form mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan and brown meatballs.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Add meatballs to gravy.
- Add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese to gravy.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Serve over cooked spaghetti.
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Reviews
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This is a tasty recipe for meatballs and sauce. I never quite got the hang of pan-frying meatballs so use the oven-bake method and it always comes out great. I add a bit of extra seasoning to the sauce, usually some mild ground New Mexican red chile as well as extra garlic, and instead of tomato sauce I often use fresh tomatoes that I've chopped and simmered, then pureed. This recipe is an exact duplicate of what's in the Sunset book "Pasta Cook Book" from Lane Publishing Company; I highly recommend it for all kinds of pasta (homemade or otherwise) dishes.
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This is a tasty recipe for meatballs and sauce. I never quite got the hang of pan-frying meatballs so use the oven-bake method and it always comes out great. I add a bit of extra seasoning to the sauce, usually some mild ground New Mexican red chile as well as extra garlic, and instead of tomato sauce I often use fresh tomatoes that I've chopped and simmered, then pureed. This recipe is an exact duplicate of what's in the Sunset book "Pasta Cook Book" from Lane Publishing Company; I highly recommend it for all kinds of pasta (homemade or otherwise) dishes.
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Carmen B.
Canada
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