RED SAUCE & MEATBALLS

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Spray your hands with cooking spray so meatballs don't stick to your hands.You can make this ahea and refrigerate fr a day or freeze up to one month This recipe feeds up to 10 people.

Provided by KittyKitty

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h25m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef
1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 large egg
12 small onions, grated
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
6 garlic cloves, minced & divided
1 tablespoon dried oregano, divided
2 tablespoons dried basil, divided
2 tablespoons dried parsley, divided
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
vegetable oil cooking spray
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup red wine
3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon sugar
1 (16 ounce) package linguine

Steps:

  • Combine first 6 ingredients, half of monced garlic, 1 tablespoon each of basil and parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Shape mixture into 32 (1 inch) balls.
  • Place a rack coated with cooking spray in an aluminum foil lined broiler pan. Arrange meatballs on rack.Bake at 400F for 10 minutes or until meatbalss are browned.
  • Saute chopped onion and reaming half of garlic in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add red wine, tomatoes, sugar, and reamining, basil, parsley, and oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and add meatballs. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
  • Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil. Serve tomato sauce & meatballs over linguine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.3, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 65.7, Sodium 994.1, Carbohydrate 70, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 15.8, Protein 26.8

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