Meatballs & Spaghetti - My Family Recipe

Sauce
3T Olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 minced cloves garlic
1T Water
2 small cans tomato paste
1 large can diced tomatoes
5 small cans water
Salt and pepper
1 1/2T sugar
1c Romano Cheese

 Meatballs
1-2# Ground Beef
3 eggs
2c bread crumbs
½ small onion, chopped or grated

Instructions

Sauce

Saute the onion in 3T Olive oil til brown.  Add the minced garlic and 1 t water and simmer 1-2 minutes.  Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, cans of water, salt, pepper, sugar and Romano cheese and stir and simmer 1 ½ hours.

Meatballs

Mix eggs, dried bread crumbs and onion with the ground beef. Do not overmix.  Form into balls about 1-1 1/4" round. Brown and cook on low heat.  When meatballs are almost done, mix with the sauce and cook approximately 15 minutes.

Serve over your choice of pasta.   (6-8 servings)  Freezes well. Use within 30 days.