Meatballs and Spicy Sausage Marinara
When David was here, he made what he called his “meatball dinner.” Nothing but your typical spaghetti and meatballs, sans the spaghetti. It was good, and tonight I made it my way.
Meatballs and Spicy Sausage Marinara
Ingredients
3/4 lb. Pennette (small penne pasta)
1lb ground beef or ground turkey
1/2 Tbsp fresh parsley
2 Tsp crushed garlic
1 large egg
1 jar traditional or basil pasta sauce
2 spicy Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2″ pieces
1/4 cup bread crumbs (one slice of bread toasted and crumbled)
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, garlic, parsley and egg. Add bread crumbs. Mix well.
- Form mixture into 1″ balls
- Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in 2 qt sauce pan. Brown meatballs and sausages.
- Add pasta sauce. Simmer on low for an hour
- 20 minutes before sauce is done, cook pasta according to package.
I served the sauce over the pasta with Parmesan cheese and a little toasted some Na’an bread for dipping. The boys ate it up voraciously. A simple yet crowd-pleasing meal.
And you know I loved it when the boys all cheered my cooking. I’m really starting to enjoying making my own food.
