Old Fashioned Meatballs & Spaghetti

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 slices day old sweet french bread, crusts removed (can use plain bread)
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 2 teaspoons dry basil leaves
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons oil
• cooked spaghetti
• parmesan cheese
• 2 (12 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/2 lb mushroom, chopped
• 3/4 cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons dry basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon oregano leaves
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients for gravy; set aside.
• 2 in a food processor or blender, whirl bread to make crumbs (you should have 2 cups lightly pressed crumbs).
• 3 in a large bowl, mix together crumbs, ground beef, parmesan cheese, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic, and eggs.
• 4 form mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• 5 heat oil in a large frying pan and brown meatballs.
• 6 drain on paper towels.
• 7 add meatballs to gravy.
• 8 add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese to gravy.
• 9 bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• 10 serve over cooked spaghetti.