Marinara Sauce & Meatball Mix

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Ingredients

SAUCE:
1 can (28 oz.) Gia Russa “Fancy Sauce”
1 can (28 oz.) Gia Russa  crushed tomatoes
1 can (14 oz.) Gia Russa Italian Style stewed tomatoes
1 garlic clove
3 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/4 C. dry parsley
2 T. fresh ground pepper
1 C. grated Parmesan cheese

MEATBALL MIX
1/2 lb. ground chuck
1/2 lb. ground veal
1/2 lb. ground pork
2 eggs
1 C. (or less) Italian style bread crumbs
1/2 C. Parmesan cheese
2 T. parsley
Salt & pepper

DIRECTIONS
Heat oil in a pot and brown garlic, using medium-high heat. Immediately put in fancy sauce, crushed tomatoes and stewed tomatoes. Stir. Add remaining ingredients and put the heat down low. Cook for additional 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Seasonings may be adjusted to your taste. Sauce for 1 lb. spaghetti or macaroni.

Mix all ingredients for the meatballs. NOTE: If the mix is too dry, add another egg; if too wet add a little more bread crumbs or cheese. Roll into meatballs. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Drain on paper towel. If you want, you can throw them in the sauce or cover with sauce when ready to serve.

This recipe was submitted by Father James Korda.


THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN

A reflection from Father Korda

Among the miracle stories of Jesus, the feeding of the 5,000 with the loaves  and  fish is the only one reported in all four gospels. Each sacred writer tells essentially the same story. St. John adds one detail about a little boy and his willingness to share his lunch that day. Matthew goes so far as to say that “those who ate were about five thousand, not counting the women and children.” Since when do women and children not count? If we considered the children first, the women second and the men third, we might have a better world. I mean to talk to St. Matthew about that someday.

The point of the miracle is that, after Jesus fed their souls with his eternal Word, he became concerned about feeding their bodies as well. Isn’t that what we are all about as Church? Certainly, we want to care for a person’s soul, but we also have to be concerned with their physical needs. The Church finds the hungry, but so does the United Way. The difference is that, when the Church feeds the hungry in the name of Jesus, she does so in order to demonstrate the love and goodness of God, who alone can feed the hungry soul.


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