Recipe: Sauce-Pot Meat Balls (Hunt's recipe, 1960's)

SAUCE-POT MEAT BALLS

1 package dry onion soup mix
1 1/4 cups water
2 cans (8 oz. each) Hunt's Tomato Sauce
1 lb. ground beef
1 teaspoon garlic salt
2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
hot cooked noodles, spaghetti or rice (for serving)

In deep, thick saucepan, bring to a boil quickly onion soup mix, water and 1 1/2 cans Tomato Sauce. Simmered, covered, for 10 minutes.

Mix ground beef, seasonings, parsley and remaining 1/2 can Hunt's Tomato Sauce. Shape into 16 meat balls and place them in sauce.

Simmer gently, uncovered, for 25 minutes, turning occasionally.

Serve over hot noodles, spaghetti or rice.

Makes about 4 servings
From: Faith's Collection at Recipelink.com
Source: Newspaper recipe clipping, Hunt Foods ad, 1960's