Spaghetti And Meatballs Italian

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs ground beef
• 3 lbs ground lamb
• 4 cups minced onions
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 3 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 3 cups fine dry breadcrumbs
• 6 eggs
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 cups chopped onions
• 10 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• tomato
• 5 cups water
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon crumble dried basil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons crumbled dried thyme
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper
• 5 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 4 lbs spaghetti
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients for meatballs, adding a little water if too dry. shape into 50 meatballs, allowing 1/3 cup for each meatball. put balls, one layer deep in 3 pans 13x9x2 inches. bake in preheated very hot oven [450°f] for about 30 minutes. put balls and dripping in roasting pan.
• 2 to make sauce, cook onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes. add all other ingredients. cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 pour over balls and bake covered in preheated oven [350°f] for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4 cook 4 pounds spaghetti and serve with parmesan cheese.