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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook the onion in hot oil until it is tender but not brown. | 2. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano and bay leaves. | 3. Simmer for 30 minutes. As the sauce simmers keep an eye on it, if it looks too thick add some water up to one cup. | 4. While the sauce is simmering mix together the meatballs. | 5. To dry the bread I preheat my oven to it's lowest setting (170 degrees) and when it gets to temp I turn it off and place the bread slices in and let the low heat dry them. | 6. Remove from the oven and place in a mixing bowl. | 7. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a cookie sheet with sides with foil. | 8. Soak the dried bread in water 2-3 mintues, then squeeze out the moisture. | 9. (Doing this does something to the gluten in the bread that gives the meatballs a wonderful taste and texture). | 10. Combine the bread with the rest of the ingredients, mixing well with your hands. | 11. Form into small balls (approx 20). | 12. Bake for 15 minutes or until they are cooked through. | 13. Remove from the pan and add to the simmering sauce. | 14. Cook for 30 minutes longer. | 15. Serve over hot spaghetti noodles. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
tomato	2	cans	crushed	124.1379	27.5262	6.4768	1.0795
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	2	cans		278.8	64.294	14.687999999999999	1.598
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
oregano	1	tablespoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bread	4	slices		-	-	-	-
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1	dash		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
spaghetti			cooked	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.