Jen's Spaghetti w/Meat Balls
Jennifer Stuart
Can also use to make meat sauce.
ingredients
- 1 lb. ground chuck
- 1/2 lb. spaghetti
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1 4 oz can tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 c. onion, diced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
directions
- 1
For meatballs:
- 2
Shape the ground chuck in the size balls you prefer. In a pan big enough to cook the sauce, add 1 tbsp olive oil, onion, meatballs. Sprinkle meatballs lightly with garlic salt.
- 3
For Meat Sauce:
- 4
Saute the olive oil, onion and ground chuck in a pan big enough to cook the sauce also.
- 5
Cook the meat/onion mix til brown. When the meat is brown, add the tomatoes, paste, basil, oregano, and garlic salt.
- 6
Simmer for 1.5 hrs, stirring occasionally. Add small amounts of water to get to desired consistency.
- 7
After 1 hr, begin preparing spaghetti.
- 8
Serve Meatballs/Meat sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle w/parmesan.
notes
If you find a bottled spaghetti sauce you like, you can use this instead of the tomatoes/paste mix.
Source: Jennifer Stuart
Pin luscious recipe photos to Pinterest from our featured collections or your own. Try it, it's addictive!
reviews