The Ultimate Spaghetti And Meatballs Recipe

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 slices crumbled bread
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 12 ounces tomato paste
• 52 ounces canned plum tomatoes
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 lb spaghetti
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees. to make meatballs, beat eggs lightly with a fork, add milk and bread, and let it stand for 5 minutes so the bread is moist.
• 2 add ground beef, onion, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper. blend together well. shape the mixture into meatballs (for some reason, making little tiny bite-sized meatballs makes them taste better, but takes up a lot of time as well).
• 3 place the meatballs on a greased cookie sheet in the oven for 20-30 minutes, depending on the size of the meatballs.
• 4 meanwhile, heat the oil in a really big pot over med-high heat. add the garlic and onion and saute until it's a light golden brown. add the plum tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, basil, pepper, and the water to the pot. make sure to crush up the tomatoes a bit with a spoon. bring mixture to boil, then reduce heat to low. continue simmering for half an hour.
• 5 when meatballs are done, remove them from the cookie sheet and put them into the sauce mixture. cover and simmer them in the sauce for about an hour, stirring occasionally.
• 6 20 minutes before the sauce is done, boil the spaghetti. serve sauce and meatballs over the noodles and sprinkle with parmesan.