Servings: 8
Meatball Sauce
This meatball sauce recipe is a combination of traditional Italian seasonings and olive oil with a simple tomato sauce and aromatics.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 5-6 cloves garlic minced
- 28 ounces plain tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 dried bay leaf
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 3-4 minutes until soft and fragrant. Add the garlic, sauteing for 1 additional minute.
- Stir in the tomato sauce, sugar, basil, salt and bay leaf. Simmer for 20-30 minutes or until flavors marry. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
- Add your meatballs to the sauce and simmer for an additional hour.
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Notes
Use premade meatballs or make homemade Italian meatballs.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 617mg, Potassium: 326mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 432IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 24mg, Iron: 1mg