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Best Spaghetti 'n' Meatballs Recipe

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My mom's Italian friend taught her the secret to this saucy spaghetti dish. Our whole family is grateful! Mom gave me this recipe as a wedding present. It's the best-tasting spaghetti ever...and the meatballs are so tender.

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Best Spaghetti 'n' Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 1 hour 40 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

2 eggs
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup tomato juice, milk or beef broth
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon each salt, poultry seasoning and garlic powder
2 pounds bulk pork sausage
SAUCE:
4 cups water
2 cans (11-1/2 ounces each) tomato juice
3 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
1 jar (1/2 ounce) dried celery flakes
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
Hot cooked spaghetti

Directions

In a large bowl, combine eggs, bread crumbs, cheese, tomato juice, green pepper, onion and seasonings. Crumble sausage over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a skillet, brown meatballs over medium heat; drain.
In a large saucepan, combine the first eight sauce ingredients. Add green pepper, onion and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-45 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.
Add meatballs to sauce; simmer for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve with spaghetti. Yield: 10 servings.

Originally published as Spaghetti 'N' Meatballs in Country Woman May/June 2001, p29

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Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2012 by laceyaileen

delicious! i couldn't afford to buy two things of pork sausage, so i used a lb of ground beef with the sausage. still amazing :P that sauce was soooooo much better than anything you'll buy out of a can!

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2011 by trush

The best spaghetti 'n' meatballs I have ever had!!

Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2009 by annabanabanana

WOW!! The best spaghetti ever! The meatballs are so tender. It was a little time consuming but well worth it. I followed the recipe to a "T" and I am so glad I didnt add or change anything. Perfect as is.