Today’s dish of the day is classic spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce recipe. The sauce is one of the easiest that I could find with tomatoes involved. It has the right amount of spices and is hot enough for me.
The recipe for meatballs is pretty basic but with a twist. I will bake them in the oven while sautéing vegetables. The recipe is simple; just follow the steps that will be listed below. Ingredients you can find everywhere. Spaghetti with meatballs is almost everybody’s favorite. I hope, you will like my spin on this classic spaghetti recipe!
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Ingredients for Spaghetti with Meatballs:
- 400 g spaghetti;
- 400 g ground meat (ground beef and ground pork 50/50);
- 3 tbsp. breadcrumbs;
- 100 ml milk;
- 20 g parsley;
- 1 onion;
- 2 garlic cloves;
- 2 tbsps. flour.
Ingredients for Spaghetti Sauce:
- 500 g tomatoes;
- 1 chili pepper;
- 3 garlic cloves;
- 1 tsp. oregano;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- 1 tbsp. oil.
How to make spaghetti and meatballs:
- Pour milk into the bowl with breadcrumbs and leave it aside.
- Peel onion and garlic cloves, chop them finely. Sauté chopped onion and garlic until golden and soft on medium-high heat. Let them cool down.
- Take a large bowl, place there ground meat. Season with salt and pepper to your taste and add breadcrumbs (squeeze out milk first).
- Wash parsley under running water, chop it and add to the bowl.
- Add cooled down sautéed vegetables. Stir all the ingredients in the bowl until well combined.
- Form walnut-sized meatballs with your hands and dredge them with flour. Place them on a baking tray covered with a parchment paper. Bake them for 15 minutes at 425°F/220°C.
How to make sauce for spaghetti with meatballs:
- Chop peeled garlic and add it to the skillet with heated oil in it. Next, add chopped chili pepper and oregano. Sauté spices no more than a minute. The amount of chili pepper adjust to your taste (you always can add less if you prefer not so hot dishes).
- Peel tomatoes, cut them into small pieces and add them to the skillet (you can use canned tomatoes in tomato juice instead of fresh ones).
- Sauté tomatoes with spices for 30 minutes. Then add baked meatballs, cover skillet with a lead and cook for additional 15 minutes.
- While making sauce, let us boil water in a pot, add a nice pinch of salt (as water for spaghetti should be slightly over salted). Cook spaghetti according to the instructions on the package.
- Place cooked spaghetti in a plate and cover with tomato sauce and meatballs. Enjoy your meal!
If you have never tried this typer of spaghetti, you definitely should change this. I am convinced that everyone has his favorite type of spaghetti and you should see which one you like. Mine is pretty basic: a lot of sliced garlic, olive oil, some chopped fresh herbs and a lot of grated cheese. If you want me to share this recipe with you, leave a comment down below.
Wanted to remind that you can always adjust recipes to your taste or whatever you have in your fridge at the moment. Choose the type of meat; add desired dry herbs and the amount of chili pepper. As always, if you liked my recipe, share it with your friends.
Spaghetti and Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 400 g spaghetti
- 400 g ground meat (ground beef and ground pork 50/50)
- 3 tbsp. breadcrumbs
- 100 ml milk
- 20 g parsley
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 8 tbsp. flour
- 500 g tomatoes
- 1 chili pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp. oregano
- salt, pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. oil
Instructions
- Pour milk into the bowl with breadcrumbs and leave it aside.
- Peel onion and garlic cloves, chop them finely. Sauté chopped onion and garlic until golden and soft on medium-high heat. Let them cool down.
- Take a large bowl, place there ground meat. Season with salt and pepper to your taste and add breadcrumbs (squeeze out milk first).
- Wash parsley under running water, chop it and add to the bowl.
- Add cooled down sautéed vegetables. Stir all the ingredients in the bowl until well combined.
- Form walnut-sized meatballs with your hands and dredge them with flour. Place them on a baking tray covered with a parchment paper. Bake them for 15 minutes at 425°F/220°C.
- Chop peeled garlic and add it to the skillet with heated oil in it. Next, add chopped chili pepper and oregano. Sauté spices no more than a minute. The amount of chili pepper adjust to your taste (you always can add less if you prefer not so hot dishes).
- Peel tomatoes, cut them into small pieces and add them to the skillet (you can use canned tomatoes in tomato juice instead of fresh ones).
- Sauté tomatoes with spices for 30 minutes. Then add baked meatballs, cover skillet with a lead and cook for additional 15 minutes.
- While making sauce, let us boil water in a pot, add a nice pinch of salt (as water for spaghetti should be slightly over salted). Cook spaghetti according to the instructions on the package.
- Place cooked spaghetti in a plate and cover with tomato sauce and meatballs. Enjoy your meal!
