Linguini with meatballs and a side salad

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    **Meatballs**

    Ingredients

    * 2 lbs ground beef
    * Old fashioned rolled oats – guessing 1/4 c.
    * Salt – guessing 1 tsp
    * Pepper – guessing 1/2 tsp
    * Minced onions (okay to use the dried version in the jar) – guessing 2 tsp
    * Minced garlic – (okay to use the dried version in the jar) – guessing 2 tsp

    Instructions

    * Preheat an oven to 350 deg F (325 for convection)
    * Line a cookie sheet with wax paper
    * Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl thoroughly until well mixed
    * Form balls and put on the lined cookie sheet. I ended up making 19 meatballs, but make them as big or as small as you want
    * Set time for 20 min and bake.
    * Remove from oven and check temp with a instant read thermometer. Okay if around 155 deg F or higher. If too cold, bake longer.
    * Place on a paper towel lined plate to soak up grease and pat with paper towels if you want to get some more of the grease.
    * Set aside for now.

    **Sauce**

    Ingredients

    * 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
    * 1/2 of a giant white onion or a whole medium onion
    * 4 to 8 garlic cloves – to your preferred garlic level
    * 1 to 2 tsp salt
    * 1/2 tsp black pepper
    * 1 TBS of fresh oregano or 1 tsp dry
    * 1 TBS of fresh basil or 1 tsp dry
    * 2 TBS EVOO

    Instructions

    * Use a 12″ skillet and get to temp
    * Add the EVOO
    * Sautee the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent
    * Add the crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper (plus dry herbs if using this instead of fresh)
    * Bring to boil.
    * Partially cover and simmer for 15 min
    * At the 15 min mark, add your fresh herbs and your meatballs. If using dry herbs then only add meatballs
    * Simmer for 5 more minutes until meatballs heated all the way through

    Pasta – cook per package instructions

    Note – This recipe makes way more meatballs than you will have sauce. I was able to feed 4 people with a decent amount of sauce. Will have enough meatballs and sauce left over to make meatball subs tomorrow.

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