Beef / Pork

Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs is for Dinner.

Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs takes 300 minutes to cook.

Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs are:

Ground beef, extra lean, 2 pounds
Salt, 1 tbsp
Pepper, black, 1 tbsp
Onions, raw, 1.5 cup, chopped
Garlic, 10 tsp minced
Celery, raw, 1 cup, diced
3 28 oz. cans Dices Tomatoes
1 15 oz. can Tomato Sauce
1 6 oz. can Tomato Paste
Spinach, fresh, 3 cup diced
Basil, 12 leaves diced

Here is how you make Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs:

Form 12 meatballs and brown all sides in a large skillet or stock pot. Salt and pepper to taste.Remove all but 2 Tbsp of accumulated fat.Add onions, garlic, and celery to skillet and saute. Be careful not to burn.Coat each meatball with some of the tomato paste.Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and spinach.Simmer for about 5 hours. Sauce should reduce by half.For the last 15 minutes, add basil.Remove the meatballs.Blend the sauce in a blender or food processor until smooth. Do not over process.Put sauce back into the pan.Add meatballs back into the sauce.Keep warm until using.Serve over pastat of choice.Serving Size: Makes 6 servings including 2 meatballs and ample sauce.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VEGASSUE.

The nutritional information for Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 235.8

• Total Fat: 13.0 g
• Cholesterol: 52.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,079.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
• Protein: 16.6 g

Sue's Pasta Sauce with Meatballs is Italian cuisine.