Fantastic! I was looking to make homemade meatballs and this recipe looked perfect. Now, I won't have to buy, pre-made sauce ever again. For the sauce I used 2 (28 oz) cans crushed tomatoes. My sons don't like chunky tomatoes in thier sauce. I also added oregano and thyme along with the bay leaf in the beginning. I did not add any salt. For the meatballs, I used 1.5 pounds of 85% lean ground beef. I also started out with 1/2 cup italian seasoned bread crumbs and 4 Tbls. shredded Parmesean (we like cheese). I've learned you can always add ingredients but it is difficult to take away. I found though that I did't need to add any more bread crumbs. I also added some saueteed onions and minced garlic for more flavor. This mixture made 16 meatballs. My sons did comment that they looked large, I thought they looked normal. Maybe next time, I'll make them smaller. Cooking the meatballs in the sauce was awesome. I simmered my sauce for 90 minutes, added the meatballs and cooked them for about 45 minutes. I made Garlic Bread Mama Rita's Way! from this website, to go with our meal. My son's gobbled everything up!!
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