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Spaghetti and meatballs

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NewYorkgal31 ↓

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 12:46 pm

Looking for an easy yummy recipe for spaghetti and meatballs....with the snow out there this would be a nice dinner. Thanks! LOL

OOTBubby

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 2:17 pm

Italian Spaghetti and Meat Balls

Sauce:
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 bay leaves
¼ teaspoon red (cayenne) pepper
29-ounce can tomatoes
14-ounce can tomato puree
13-ounce can tomato paste
29-ounce can water
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Heat oil with next three ingredients (do not brown). Add everything else and mix. Simmer while making meat balls.

Meat Balls:
3 pounds ground beef
4 eggs
1 cup bread crumbs
1 cup water
garlic powder and black pepper to taste

Mix together, and shape into meatballs (about 1 inch in diameter), and drop into sauce. Simmer for 1½ hours.

For low fat version, omit oil, and just add spices to sauce. Use ground, dark turkey instead of ground beef, Egg Beaters instead of eggs and only ½ cup of water.

Serve over desired pasta (we like tube shapes that hold in the sauce).

greeneyes ↓

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 2:20 pm

Do you have the KBD Kids in the Kitchen cookbook? The meatball recipe with cranberry sauce & marinara sauce is super easy and delicious.

If you don't have the cookbook, the recipe was posted in this thread:
http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....t=kbd

ra_mom

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 2:23 pm

Lol greeneyes. I was just going to ask you, NewYorkgal31, you if she have marinara sauce and cranberry sauce in the house Smile

↑ NewYorkgal31

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 2:42 pm

I am at work so I could pick it up on my home....hmmm cranberry sauce never had that might be intersting....I wonder if the hubby will like....he doesnt like very sweet stuff...is it very sweet?

lizard8

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 3:05 pm

how about a sweet & sour recipe- this is a family favorite.

Sauce:
2 large cans tomato sauce
1 C. brown sugar
3/4 C. Vinegar
3 Tbs. soy sauce
salt/pepper

Meat mixture:
I pound of ground chicken or beef
1 egg
1/3 C. bread crumbs
salt/pepper

↑ greeneyes

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 3:23 pm

NewYorkgal31 wrote:

I am at work so I could pick it up on my home....hmmm cranberry sauce never had that might be intersting....I wonder if the hubby will like....he doesnt like very sweet stuff...is it very sweet?

Haven't made it in a while, so I'm trying to remember how sweet it is. It definitely is sweet because of the cranberries, but it's not overly sweet. If you like less sweetness, you can always use less cranberry sauce.

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