INGREDIENTS:

• --SAUCE:--
• 1 c. cracked wheat, medium #2 (or 3/4
• cup rice)
• 1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, crushed
• 1 lg. onion, chopped
• 1 lg. green pepper, chopped
• 3/4 stick butter
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tbsp. paprika
• --MEATBALLS:--
• 1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck (or lamb)
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 c. cracked wheat, fine #1 (or
• rice)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tsp. Summer Savory
• 2 tbsp. sweet basil, crushed

DIRECTIONS:

• Rinse cracked wheat well. Cover cracked wheat with 8 cups water.
• Cook for 40 minutes. Add water, if necessary. Add tomatoes and
• simmer 20 minutes. Prepare meatballs by mixing all meatball
• ingredients, and form into six or eight meatball. Drop meatballs in
• sauce and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir frequently. Saute onion and
• green pepper in butter until glossy. Add salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper and
• 1 tbsp. paprika. pour into meatball sauce, simmer 5 minutes and
• remove from heat.