Freezer Dinner 7-13-08 - Almost Wicked Quick Spaghetti & Meatballs

I had no spaghetti sauce in the freezer, so I made a quick batch from scratch. Here's how easy it is:

2 - 15 oz. cans stewed tomatoes
1 - 15 oz can diced tomatoes

Puree these all together and dump in a 4-qt. saucepan. Sauce will be very thin! Add a 4 oz. can of tomato paste if you like thicker sauce. Add the following stir to blend (these amounts are approximate):

1 tbsp dried minced onion
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried basil
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp dry red wine

Drop in 12 pre-cooked frozen 2" meatballs. Simmer for 30 minutes.

If I were making "Wicked Quick Spaghetti & Meatballs" - I would have pulled out my already prepared sauce from the freezer - but this really is almost as quick.

Even better - pull out a frozen loaf of italian or portugese bread and pop it in the oven at 325 degrees for 30 minutes while the sauce is simmering. Poof! Hot bread whenever you want it. Loaves of bread should always, ALWAYS be in your freezer! Wrap whole loaves (do NOT pre-slice them) tightly in foil, label them with a Sharpie, and you'll always be ready with a hot loaf of bread for any occasion.