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Spaghetti and Meatballs with Homemade Sauce

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

•2 eggs
•1/2 cup milk
•3 slices bread, crumbled
•1 pound lean ground beef
•1 pound spicy Italian sausage
•1/2 cup finely chopped onion
•2 tablespoons chopped parsley
•2 clove garlic, smashed, minced
•1 teaspoon salt
•1/2 teaspoon pepper

Sauce:(red gravy)

•3 tablespoons olive oil
•1/2 cup chopped onion
•4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
•1 tablespoon sugar
•2 teaspoons salt
•1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
•1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
•1/4 teaspoon black pepper
•1 large can (28 to 36 ounces total) crushed Italian tomatoes
•2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste

•16 ounces thin spaghetti
•Fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Meatballs

Make meatballs. In a medium bowl, beat eggs lightly; add milk and bread and let stand for about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, Italian sausage, onion, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper; mix gently until well blended. Shape into about 24 meatballs, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place meatballs in a generously greased large shallow baking pan. Bake meatballs at 450° for 25 minutes.

Sauce (red gravy)

In a Dutch oven, in hot olive oil over medium heat, sauté onion until tender and just begins to turn golden. Add remaining sauce ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt, if necessary. Add meatballs; cover and simmer 50 to 60 minutes longer, stirring from time to time.
Cook thin spaghetti according to package directions; drain.

Note: (It’s true…throw a strand of spaghetti against the fridge and if it sticks it’s done)