Mmmm… Spaghetti, a crowd pleaser that is for sure. I love being creative in the kitchen, I love serving my kids a vast variety of food, but sometimes, you just want to serve a dinner where nobody complains. This recipe did take a long time, like 2 hours for the sauce, but it was well worth it and we all decided this is the best Spaghetti/Meatball recipe I have made.

original Recipe found at Allrecipes

MEATBALLS

•                     1 pound lean ground beef
•                     1 cup fresh bread crumbs
•                     1 tablespoon dried parsley
•                     1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
•                     1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
•                     1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
•                     1 egg, beaten
•                     SAUCE
•                     3/4 cup chopped onion
•                     5 cloves garlic, minced
•                     1/4 cup olive oil
•                     2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
•                     2 teaspoons salt
•                     1 teaspoon white sugar
•                     1 bay leaf
•                     1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
•                     3/4 teaspoon dried basil
•                     1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. First of all you need to get that sauce a cooking! Saute your onion and garlic in the olive oil in a large sauce pan. When onion is translucent stir in both cans of tomatoes, salt, sugar, and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 90 minutes.

2. When that has been started make your meat balls. Mix all meatball ingredients together and from into about 12 balls. Put in refrigerator to firm up a but until needed.

3. Meanwhile, add remaining ingredients, plus the meatballs to your sauce. Return to  a simmer and cook for an additional 30 minutes, or until meatballs have been cooked through.

4. Serve with pasta of your choice.

5. Eat and Enjoy!