Spicy meat balls 'n sauce
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Ground beef |
| ¾ | cup | Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned) |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped onion |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Oregano |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
| ½ | cup | Chopped onion |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped green pepper |
| 1 | pounds | Canned tomatoes |
| 8 | ounces | Tomato sauce |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Garlic powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cayenne |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Oregano |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
Directions
MEAT BALLS
SAUCE
For meat balls, combine all ingredients thoroughly. Shape to form 12 meat balls. Brown in a small amount of shortening in large skillet.
Remove meat balls.
For sauce, lightly brown onion and green pepper in drippings. Add remaining ingredients; simmer over low heat about 15 minutes. Add meat balls to sauce; cover and simmer about 45 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve with hot buttered rice.
Source: Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias