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Source | Cooking Light, September 2006 |
Prep time | 2 1⁄2 hours |
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Source | Cooking Light, September 2006 |
Prep time | 2 1⁄2 hours |
1 1⁄2 | Cup | Onion (finely chopped) |
5 | Clove | Garlic (minced) |
2 | Tablespoon | Tomato Paste |
1⁄2 | Teaspoon | Salt |
14 | Ounce | Beef Broth |
56 | Ounce | Whole Tomatoes (undrained, chopped) |
1 | Bread Slice (or 1/3 cup bread crumbs) | |
2 | Sweet Turkey Sausage Links | |
2⁄3 | Cup | Basil (chopped) |
3⁄4 | Cup | Parsley (chopped) |
2 | Egg | |
1⁄2 | Teaspoon | Ground Black Pepper |
1 | Pound | Ground Beef |
1 | Pound | Spaghetti |
1⁄2 | Cup | Parmesan Cheese |
1⁄4 | Cup | Red Wine |
1.To prepare sauce, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 1 cup onion; saute for 3 minutes. Add 3 garlic cloves, and saute 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute.
2.Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt, wine and broth. Cook 4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
3.To prepare meatballs, place bread in a food processor, and process until fine crumbs. Combine the breadcrumbs, sausage, 1/2 cup onion, 1/3 cup basil, 1/4 cup parsley, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 garlic cloves, 2 eggs, and ground beef in a bowl.
4.Preheat broiler. With wet hands, shape beef mixture into 32 meatballs. Place meatballs on a broiler pan. Broil 15 minutes or until done.
5.Add meatballs to sauce; simmer 15 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Follow package instructions on cooking spaghetti.
6.Sprinkle sauce with 1/2 cup parsley and 1/3 cup basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over spaghetti. Sprinkle with cheese.