Italian Sunday Dinner

SERVES: 4

PREP: 15 Min

COOK TIME: 35 Min

You don't have to be Italian to enjoy this traditional Italian Sunday Dinner. It's a hearty spaghetti and meat sauce dinner that'll have the whole gang saying "OOH IT'S SO GOOD!!"

What You'll Need

1 pound ground beef
3/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 (26½-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 pound spaghetti

What to Do

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, water, parsley, egg, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; mix well. Form mixture into 12 meatballs then brown meatballs in a large pot over medium-high heat.
Add spaghetti sauce, crushed tomatoes, and oregano; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 30 minutes, or until no pink remains in meatballs.
Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain.
Serve meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.

Notes

Did you know that many Italian Americans refer to tomato-based sauces as "gravy"? In many Italian households, gravy is long-cooked on Sunday mornings for serving up hot and hearty at traditional afternoon family dinners.

Nutritional InformationShow More

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Calories 977
Calories from Fat 242
Total Fat 27g 41 %
Saturated Fat 10g 51 %
Trans Fat 1.1g 0 %
Protein 51g 102 %

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Cholesterol 135mg 45 %
Sodium 2,394mg 100 %
Total Carbohydrates 132g 44 %
Dietary Fiber 8.8g 35 %
Sugars 22g 0 %

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ChefRobert86

Sep 15, 2015

This not cooking as the sauce is from a jar processed foods. Real beef Pasta Italian Sauce is easy to make from scratch. This I call dump cooking, open jar and dump in the stuff to heat, then too never read the label of ingredients label to find the poisons added. Chef Robert.

rubyrusty 9616995

Apr 02, 2013

I loved it. A recipe I certainly want handy! Thank you so much! It is ohhhhh so good!