Kittencal's Italian Tomato Pasta Sauce and Parmesan Meatballs Recipe - Details, Calories, Nutrition

Ingredients

• prepared meatballs, recipe (see my kittencal's italian melt-in-your-mouth meatballs)
• olive oil (to cover bottom of the pot)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 6 large garlic cloves, finely chopped (or to taste)
• 1 -2 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp dried oregano (rubbed with fingers to release the oils)
• 1 tbsp dried basil (rubbed with fingers to release the oils)
• 1 -2 tbsp salt (or to taste)
• 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional or to taste)
• 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
• 1/3-1/2 cup dry red wine (or to taste)
• 2 (28 oz) cans crushed tomatoes (can use 3 cans if you plan of freezing some sauce)
• 2 (28 oz) cans diced tomatoes, well drained
• 1 tbsp sugar (optional and to be added in the last 30 minutes of cooking time)