Italian Spaghetti Sauce With Meatballs (Sooo Good!) Recipe

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Italian Spaghetti Sauce With Meatballs (Sooo Good!)
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. First make the meatballs.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic powder and beaten egg.
  3. Combine well and form into 12 balls. Store covered in refrigerator until needed. Note: I remove them 1/2 hour before adding to the sauce.
  4. The sauce:.
  5. In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute' onion and the minced garlic in olive oil until the onion is transparent and you can smell the garlic.
  6. Stir in tomatoes, salt, garlic, sugar and bay leaf. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer for 90 minutes.
  7. Stir in tomato paste, basil, pepper and meatballs, if using them.
  8. Simmer 30 minutes more. Remove bay leaf before serving over your cooked spaghetti.
  9. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 260.56 Kcal (1091 kJ)
Calories from fat 130.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.53g 22%
Cholesterol 74.88mg 25%
Sodium 940.99mg 39%
Potassium 401.88mg 9%
Total Carbs 12.24g 4%
Sugars 3g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1.41g 6%
Protein 18.79g 38%
Vitamin C 4.4mg 7%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 54.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 151.2 Kcal (633 kJ)
Calories from fat 75.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.43g 22%
Cholesterol 43.45mg 25%
Sodium 546.03mg 39%
Potassium 233.2mg 9%
Total Carbs 7.1g 4%
Sugars 1.74g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.82g 6%
Protein 10.91g 38%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 7%
Iron 1.5mg 14%
Calcium 31.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.1
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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