Red Sauce and Meatballs

Name: Red Sauce and Meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms crushed tomatoes; 2 Tbsps dried basil, divided; 2 Tbsps dried parsley, divided; 1 large egg; 680 grams extra-lean ground beef; 6 garlic cloves, minced and divided; 237 milliliters Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs; 454 grams package linguine; 1 smalls onion, grated; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 Tbsp dried oregano, divided; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon pepper, divided; 237 milliliters red wine; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Red Sauce and Meatballs a try. One serving contains 439 calories, 28g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have wine, onion, parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the red wine you could follow this main course with the Red Wine Chocolate Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine extra-lean ground beef, next 5 ingredients, half of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon each of basil and parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Shape mixture into 32 (1-inch) balls.

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Lean Ground Beef

Minced Garlic

Oregano

Parsley

Pepper

Basil

Salt

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Bowl

Place a rack coated with vegetable cooking spray in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Arrange meatballs on rack.

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Vegetable Oil Cooking Spray

Meatballs

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Aluminum Foil

Broiler Pan

Bake at 400 for 10 minutes or until meatballs are browned.

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Meatballs

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Oven

Saut chopped onion and remaining half of garlic in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until onion is tender.

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Cooking Spray

Garlic

Onion

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Dutch Oven

Add red wine, tomatoes, sugar, and remaining 1 tablespoon each of basil and parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and add meatballs. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.

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Meatballs

Red Wine