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Use this spaghetti and meatballs recipe over your favorite pasta. We use a gluten-free pasta, but whatever you prefer will come out well. Prepare the pasta according to the package directions, unless you are extremely adventurous (or skilled) and are making your own! The longer the sauce simmers, the better it gets.

Want to try “spaghetti” without the pasta? Cook up a spaghetti squash and use that in place of the pasta.

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Spaghetti and Meatballs

This spaghetti and meatballs recipe is sure to be a hit with any spaghetti lovers. The meatballs are more work than a meat sauce, but they are well worth the effort! Plus, this recipe has no added salt, so for those on a low -sodium diet, it works well. You can easily make this recipe gluten-free by using gluten-free bread crumbs.

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Italian

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1-2 hours

Servings

servings

Ingredients

Sauce

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 6 oz. cans tomato paste
• 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 #2 can crushed tomatoes May also use tomato puree. (1 lb 4 oz can)
• 2 cups water
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. black pepper

Meatballs

• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 1 cup bread crumbs (seasoned) You can make your own with the heels of loaves of bread!
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tsp. Worscestershire sauce
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Course Main Dish Cuisine Italian Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1-2 hours Servings servings Ingredients Sauce 1 small onion, chopped 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 6 oz. cans tomato paste 1 8oz. can tomato sauce 1 #2 can crushed tomatoes May also use tomato puree. (1 lb 4 oz can) 2 cups water 2 cloves garlic minced 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. black pepper Meatballs 1 lb. ground turkey 1 cup bread crumbs (seasoned) You can make your own with the heels of loaves of bread! 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 2 tsp. Worscestershire sauce 1 sprig parsley 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs (beaten) 2 cloves garlic minced 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

Sauce

1. In a large pot, heat 1 tbsp. olive oil and sauté onion until soft.
2. When onions are soft, combine the rest of the sauce ingredients over medium heat. Stir occasionally and then simmer on low for at least one hour.

Meatballs

1. In a large bowl, combine all meatball ingredients except oil
2. Heat oil in large skillet.
3. Roll meatballs by taking a small amount of meat and rolling between your palms. A good size is about the size of a golf ball. Add this batch of meatballs to oil. Turn regularly to avoid having them flatten. Brown on all sides.
4. When all meatballs have been browned, add them to the sauce to continue cooking.

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