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Aunt Leenie's Spaghetti and Meat Balls Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
SPAGHETTI SAUCE ( CAN ALSO BE USED AS PIZZA SAUCE)

2 medium sized onions
1 large can of Hunt's Tomato Sauce
Contadina Tomato paste
Salt and pepper to taste (always easier to add more than reduce the amount of salt and pepper that you put in).
1/2 -2/3 cup of sugar.(always easier to add more if necessary)
1 pound ground beef=10-12 meat balls
grated bread

MEATBALLS

1 pound ground beef-makes about 10-12 balls.
1 grated medium sized onion
2 eggs for every 16 meatballs
salt and pepper
Bread crumbs

SPAGHETTI
Cook spaghetti after the sauce and meatballs are cooked.
Directions:
Directions:
Brown lightly diced or grated onion and put in skillet with oil. Do not cook too much.
Add 1 can of Tomato Paste and for each can add 2 1/2-3 cans of water.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Add 1/2-2/3 cups of sugar(don't add too much sugar)
Let it boil for 1-1 1/2 hours

MEATBALLS

1 pound ground beef=10-12 balls
Grate 1 medium size onion, add 2 eggs for every 16 meatballs, salt and pepper and add a handful of grated bread. Add water- not too watery but not too dry. If too watery add more bread crumbs.
Wash hands and leave them wet to roll the meatballs. Place on a cookie sheet and put in oven at 250 degrees. Brown put keep center red. It will finish cooking when added to sauce. Add to sauce after the sauce has had 20 minutes to cook.

Cook sauce and meatballs for 1 1/2 hours. Taste for salt, pepper and sugar.

SPAGHETTI

Cook spaghetti only after the sauce and meatballs are completely cooked. (Vermicelli, thin spaghetti)
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4-6 people
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 minutes for prep- 1 1/2 hours for sauce
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Double or triple the recipe so you have enough to freeze for another time.

 

 

 

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