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Italian Spaghetti & Meatballs

Here's how you make Italian Spaghetti & Meatballs
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 2h
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR MEATBALLS
  • 1 pound ground round
  • 1/3 cup bread crumbs (fine, dry, about half a slice of bread)
  • 1 large egg (slightly beaten)
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
  • 2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
  • 2 tablespoons water (warm)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon basil
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • FOR SAUCE
  • 2 cans (20 ounce) tomatoes
  • 1 jar (4 ounce) mushrooms
  • 1 can (6 ounce) tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1 carrot, grated (small carrot)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or 2 teaspoons dried)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon crushed oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon anise seed
  • 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper (finely chopped)
  • 36 ounces dry spaghetti pasta (or other pasta, boiled al dente for about 8 minutes in salted rapidly boiling water)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine meat with next 7 ingredients. Form into about 24 one-inch balls.

  • Step 2: In large skillet brown meat slowly in small amount of hot fat, preferably olive oil. When balls are browned, drain oil from skillet

  • Step 3: In medium-sized bowl mix the ingredients for the sauce and add all at once to the meatballs in the skillet.

  • Step 4: Simmer uncovered (do not boil), stirring occasionally, 1½ - 2 hours or until thick.

  • Step 5: Serve over spaghetti.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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