How To Make Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs
In case you’re looking for an easy spaghetti recipe, this pasta with flavorful and savory spaghetti sauce and meaty and umami-rich meatballs are for you.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Spaghetti Sauce:
- 28oztomatoes,chopped
- 6oztomato paste
- 8oztomato sauce
- 4tspdried oregano
- 2tspdried parsley
- 1tspdried basil
- 2tspwhite sugar
- ½tspsalt
- 6clovesgarlic,minced
- 2tbspolive oil
- ¼cupred wine
For Meatballs:
- 1¼lbsground meatloaf mix,beef, pork veal
- 1½cupscorn flakes cereal,crushed
- 3eggs
- 3clovesgarlic,minced
- ½cupparmesan cheese,grated
- 3tbsptomato paste
- 2tspdried oregano
- 2tbspdried parsley
- 1tbspwhite sugar
- ½tspgarlic salt
- ½tspground nutmeg
- ½tspground black pepper
Instructions
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Combine the chopped tomatoes, 2 cans tomato paste, tomato sauce, 4 teaspoons oregano, 2 teaspoons parsley, basil, 2 teaspoons sugar, salt, 6 cloves garlic, olive oil, and red wine in a large, heavy pot.
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Cover, and cook over medium heat until bubbling. Uncover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for at least one hour, stirring often. Set aside.
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Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
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Combine the meatloaf mix, corn flakes, eggs, garlic, Parmesan cheese, tomato paste, dried oregano, dried parsley, sugar, garlic salt, nutmeg, and black pepper in a large bowl.
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Mix well with a large fork. Form the meat mixture into 1½-inch firm balls. Place the meatballs on the prepared pan.
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Bake meatballs until browned and cooked though, about 20 to 30 minutes. Drop cooked meatballs into hot spaghetti sauce, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 242.56kcal
- Fat: 10.51g
- Saturated Fat: 3.51g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.11g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.23g
- Carbohydrates: 27.19g
- Fiber: 4.74g
- Sugar: 13.79g
- Protein: 11.51g
- Cholesterol: 88.41mg
- Sodium: 730.03mg
- Calcium: 227.68mg
- Potassium: 918.55mg
- Iron: 5.12mg
- Vitamin A: 187.49µg
- Vitamin C: 32.51mg
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