Red Sauce & Meatballs

Name: Red Sauce & Meatballs
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef; 1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs; 1 large egg; 12 small onions, grated; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 6 garlic cloves, minced & divided; 1 tablespoon dried oregano, divided; 2 tablespoons dried basil, divided; 2 tablespoons dried parsley, divided; 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided; 1 teaspoon pepper, divided; vegetable oil cooking spray; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 cup red wine; 3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 (16 ounce) package linguine

18 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef
1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 large egg
12 small onions, grated
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
6 garlic cloves, minced & divided
1 tablespoon dried oregano, divided
2 tablespoons dried basil, divided
2 tablespoons dried parsley, divided
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
vegetable oil cooking spray
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup red wine
3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon sugar
1 (16 ounce) package linguine

Directions

1

Combine first 6 ingredients, half of monced 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.
2

Place a rack coated with cooking spray in an aluminum foil lined broiler pan. Arrange meatballs on rack.Bake at 400F for 10 minutes or until meatbalss are browned.
3

Saute chopped onion and reaming half of garlic in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add red wine, tomatoes, sugar, and reamining, basil, parsley, and oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and add meatballs. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
4

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil. Serve tomato sauce & meatballs over linguine.