Tomato Recipe ❘ Meatball Spaghetti Sauce

Tasty seasoned meatballs simmered in a flavorful red sauce. For a creamier sauce, substitute milk for the water.

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• ⅓ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• ½ teaspoon dried basil leaves
• ½ teaspoon dried sage
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Cooking Directions

1. To make meatballs: Combine in a bowl ground beef, bread crumbs, milk, egg, garlic, onions, salt, parsley and pepper; mix well. Roll into 1 inch balls and set aside.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat; add meatballs and cook gently so they stay whole and are lightly browned.
3. To make the sauce: Mix together tomato soup, water, lemon juice, salt, parsley, basil, sage, thyme and cayenne pepper in a large saucepan, add meatballs and simmer for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

• calories375
• carbohydrateContent32.3 g
• cholesterolContent78.9 mg
• fatContent18.9 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent19.9 g
• saturatedFatContent5.8 g
• sodiumContent1432.9 mg
• sugarContent11.4 g