Monday, February 11, 2008

Pasta and Meatballs

What you will need:
1 lb Ground Meatloaf mix
2 Eggs
1 cup Bread Crumbs
2 tablepoons Dried Onion Flakes
2 cloves Garlic minced (Separated)
Oregano
Parsley
Basil
1 can Tomato Sauce
2 cans Crushed Tomato
Salt and Pepper
Parmesean Cheese

In a large Dutch oven or pot pour in crushed tomato, and sauce. Add a Pinch of each oregano, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper. Add 1 clove of minced garlic. Place pot on stove at medium heat. Cover.

In a bowl combine Meatloaf mix, eggs, onion flakes, garlic, a Pinch of each Basil, parsley and Oregano. Using your hands mix well. Add 1/4 cup Parmesean cheese. Mix. Add 1/2 cup of Bread crumbs and Mix. Add the rest of the bread crumbs. If you find that this mixture is a little dry you can add 1/3 cup of Milk... If it is too wet add more Bread crumbs or Parmesean Cheese.

Roll meat mixture into 1.5 inch balls. Add each ball to the sauce, do not brown in a pan. Cook on stove for 15 minutes. After 15 minute stir gently. Increase heat to medium-high. Continue to stir every few minutes to avoid meatballs from sticking to the bottom of the pot. After cooking 1 hour test a meatball to make sure it is cooked through. Add 1 cup of Parmesean cheese to the sauce.

Serve over pasta.

NOTE: If you prefer a sweet sauce add 1 teaspoon sugar to sauce in the beginning. If you have extra purees you would like to use you can throw them into the sauce as well. If you are opposed to usingmeat loaf mix this can be made with Beef or other meats , however the meatballs will be come harder in consistancy.

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