Gluten Free Meatballs & Homemade Pasta Sauce

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

• 1lb ground beef
• 1 cup gluten free bread crumbs (or crushed rice crackers)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp parsley
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Sauce:

• 1 yellow onion; chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic; minced
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1 can tomato puree
• 1 can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp dried basil

Directions:

Meatballs:

1. In a medium bowl combine ingredients and form into  12-16 meatballs
2. Set aside

Sauce:

1. In the crock pot combine all ingredients and lightly stir together

Preparations:

1. Place meatballs into the sauce in the crock pot and cook on LOW temperature for 6-8 hours.
2. When sauce is finished put crock pot on warm setting and prepare your gluten free pasta according to package directions.
3. Turn off crock pot; place pasta and pour scoop of sauce and meatball onto prepared pasta.

Enjoy!