Spaghetti And Spicy Roasted Pepper Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb ground veal (or may use ground beef or ground lamb as well)
• 2/3 cup roasted red pepper, minced
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs (pulse bread slices in your food processor or crumble stale bread with fingertips)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust for preferred spiciness)
• 1/2-1 cup water
• 1 1/2-2 quarts spaghetti sauce
• cooked spaghetti (i use dreamfield's lower glycemic spaghetti)

Recipe

• 1 mix together all ingredients, adding water last and using only as much water as it takes for the meat to come together without being too thick.
• 2 line a baking pan with nonstick foil or nonstick spray.
• 3 form meat mixture into 18 large meatballs, patting them lightly into large balls, and placing them evenly apart on the baking pan.
• 4 bake in a preheated 350f oven for 40 minutes or until firm.
• 5 place meatballs in a large saucepan or dutch oven and cover with 1 1/2-2 quarts of spaghetti sauce and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.
• 6 serve meatballs in sauce over cooked spaghetti.