Spaghetti And Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups sweet onions, chopped
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
• 2 (28 ounce) cans hunt's whole tomatoes
• 2 (12 ounce) cans hunt's tomato paste
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons basil
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups water
• 2 1/2 links johnsonville italian sausage
• 1 lb lean hamburger
• 2 cups italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 saute onions and garlic in olive oil until onions are tender. do not allow the onions or garlic to brown.
• 2 cut up whole tomatoes, taking care to discard any remaining peels, into 1/2- 3/4 inch pieces.
• 3 add cut up tomatoes, tomato paste and water to pot.
• 4 stir until paste is fully dissolved.
• 5 stir in salt, pepper, basil, bay leaves and sugar. basil can be dried or fresh. if fresh basil is used, 10-15 leaves should be used, chopped.
• 6 adjust heat to a low simmer.
• 7 in a separate bowl, mix hamburger and eggs. add bread crumbs until mixture is sticky, and able to hold a ball shape. roll into 1.5 - 2 inch meatballs and add to sauce.
• 8 add italian sausage to sauce.
• 9 simmer, stirring regularly for 1 hour. stir gently at first to avoid deforming the meatballs. be sure to stir with utensil on the bottom of the pot to prevent sauce from sticking and burning.