Spaghetti Balls with Meat Sauce

Ingredients (17)

• For the Meat Sauce:
• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 lb. Italian sausage
• 28 oz tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp each: salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• For the Spaghetti Balls:
• 4 cups cooked and cooled spaghetti noodles
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp pesto sauce
• 1 egg
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• vegetable oil for frying