Spaghetti and stuffed meatballs

This is the spaghetti and meatballs recipe from the TV show, Sandra Lee's Money Saving Meals on the FoodNetwork channel. She said this has a price-per-serving of $1.62.

I really liked her show. She goes rather fast for the foodie-challenged, but her recipes are geared for families on a budget.

Meatballs:

2 slices bread (regular white bread, soft.) Slice it into small bites
1/4 cup milk
1 lb of 80% lean ground beef
1/2 of an onion, diced (go ahead and dice up the whole onion, but use 1/2 of it for the meatballs, reserve 1/2 of it for the sauce)
1 egg
1 TBSP garlic, diced (she dices up her own in a food processor, says that saves a lot of money to do ahead in bulk)
1TBSP Italian seasoning
2 mozzarella cheese sticks (the cheese snack type...cut them into little slices)

Mix the beef with the bread, milk, egg, garlic, and Italian seasoning. Blend with your hands. But don't blend too much, it makes the meatballs tough. Form the beef into mini patties, then place a piece of the cheese in center then roll it up, so that the cheese is inside the meatball. The meatballs should end up being about 2-3" across before baking.

Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until heated through to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.

TIP: If you put water on your hands, it will make it easier to shape the meatballs without it sticking to your hands so much.

Sauce:

Set 2 TSBP olive oil on medium heat in saucepan.
1/2 onion, chopped
2 TBSP basil
2 TBSP parsley
1 TBSP garlic
Diced tomatoes (looked like the large sized can)
Salt and pepper to taste

Simmer this 10 minutes.

Get a package worth of spaghetti cooking in boiling water. Cook spaghetti for about 9-10 minutes or according to package directions.

Set the meatballs into the sauce to absorb the liquid and get more flavor. Drain the spaghetti, then put it out on a serving platter. Place the meatballs first on top of the spaghetti noodles, then gently pour the sauce over all.