Meatballs And Spaghetti Sauce

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Beef, Pasta, Sauces	3	Servings

INGREDIENTS

	c	Meat Balls –
1/4	t	Salt
1/4	t	Ground black pepper
1/2	c	Grated Parmesan cheese
1	lb	Lean Ground Beef, or
		Ground Chicken, or
		Ground Turkey
	c	Spagetti Sauce –
1	lb	Lean ground beef
1	T	Olive Oil
2		Onions chopped
4		Crushed garlic cloves or
2		Minced garlic
14	oz	Can Tomato sauce
1/2	c	Red wine, optional
1		Sweet green pepper
1	t	Dried leaf basil
1/2	t	Leaf oregano

INSTRUCTIONS

Form meat into 1 inch meatballs.  Add to cooking spaghetti sauce.  Heat
oil in a large saucpan set over medium heat. Add onions and  garlic.
Saute for 2 min. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and bring  to a boil,
stirring often. Then, reduce heat and simmer, stirring  often for at
least 15 min.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
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