Spaghetti With Meatballs!

I know what you're thinking. Spaghetti? Lame! Not just any spaghetti though! Instead of using just ground beef in the sauce like normal, I attempted meatballs, and it actually turned out pretty great! It put a little twist into the "same old, same old" and was a little more exciting than just Spaghetti : ) Here's what I used and what I did:

1 lb ground beef
1 jar Ragu
2/3 cup bread crumbs (I didn't actually measure, I eyeballed it until it looked right, and this seemed like a pretty good estimate of what I used)
1 egg
A few dashes of Italian seasoning
1 tsp. Seasoning Salt (again didn't measure, just added what I thought would taste good)
1 tsp. Minced Garlic (^same as above)
Spaghetti Noodles (enough to feed your family)


:::In a small mixing bowl, mix together ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, and seasonings. After everything is mixed together well, form meat into golf ball sized meat balls.

:::Put meat balls into a frying pan, COVER and cook on LOW heat. Turning meatballs occasionally.

***NOTE*** The meat balls take about 15-20 minutes to cook through, and if you don't cover them they will not cook through, they will burn on the outside before they'll cook on the inside. So it's very important that you cover them and cook them on very low heat. I learned my lesson the hard way = ) I think next time I'll be baking my meatballs, just the way I did in the Sweet & Sour Meatballs recipe. I'm a better baker, than fryer!

:::When meatballs are cooked through, drain grease, add spaghetti sauce and let simmer about 10 minutes on low until sauce is heated through!

:::Serve over Spaghetti noodles, add a green salad and some garlic bread for a complete meal!

YUM!