Mashed Meatball Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 garlic cloves, squished (or more)
• parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• salt and pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup chopped onion (or more)
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes, 1 lb can
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups water, may need to add more
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• salt

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 8 ingredients, beef to egg and brown in a pot, stir constantly, it will stick a bit because of the cheese, but it will come up again when you add the water later. cook and stir over medium heat.
• 2 add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for about 2 hours, covered the last hour.
• 3 i needed to adjust the seasoning, it needed more salt than i had originally anticipated.
• 4 makes a lot and the sauce is supposed to be thick, add a bit of water as it is cooking if you feel the need.
• 5 cook pasta, i like mostaccoli, separately and toss with the sauce. this makes enough sauce for about 2 pounds of dry mostaccoli, or about 10 people. freezes really well.