Old World Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Old World Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
467
Calories
Total time
145
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make meatballs first.
  2. Combine all meatball ingredients, adding enough Italian bread crumbs to allow the ground meat to stick together when formed into a ball.
  3. Form meatballs into size slightly smaller than Dunkin Donuts munchkins, or a little smaller than a golf ball.
  4. Set aside meatballs.
  5. Cover bottom of a large pot with a light coating of olive oil.
  6. Dice fresh garlic and add to pot, frying until golden (about 30 seconds), but do not burn.
  7. Add paste, puree, crushed tomatoes and water.
  8. Add spices to taste. Go easy on the red pepper flakes, as you can always add more later.
  9. Stir. Note: tomato sauce splatters if left unattended on the stove.
  10. When sauce begins to boil, lower the heat and place meatballs in one by one.
  11. Let cook for 15 minutes and then stir, being careful not to break apart meatballs. Thereafter, stir occasionally to prevent meatballs from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  12. Cook over low heat for 2 1/2 hours.
  13. If sauce is too thick, add more water.
  14. If sauce is too spicy, add some sugar to balance out the spice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 466.8 Kcal (1954 kJ)
Calories from fat 278.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.95g 48%
Cholesterol 195.15mg 65%
Sodium 188.83mg 8%
Potassium 782.8mg 17%
Total Carbs 2.56g 1%
Sugars 1.24g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 2%
Protein 45.52g 91%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 52.3mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 129.64 Kcal (543 kJ)
Calories from fat 77.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.6g 48%
Cholesterol 54.2mg 65%
Sodium 52.44mg 8%
Potassium 217.4mg 17%
Total Carbs 0.71g 1%
Sugars 0.34g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.14g 2%
Protein 12.64g 91%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 5%
Iron 1.4mg 28%
Calcium 14.5mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.8
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

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