Spaghetti with meatballs is almost everybody’s favorite. Hope, you will like my spin on this classic spaghetti recipe!
Course Main Dishes, Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Keyword spaghetti with meatballs recipe
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 190kcal
Ingredients
400gspaghetti
400gground meat (ground beef and ground pork 50/50)
3tbsp.breadcrumbs
100mlmilk
20gparsley
1onion
2garlic cloves
8tbsp.flour
500gtomatoes
1chili pepper
3garlic cloves
1tsp.oregano
salt, pepper to taste
1tbsp.oil
Instructions
Pour milk into the bowl with breadcrumbs and leave it aside.
Peel onion and garlic cloves, and chop them finely. Sauté chopped onion and garlic until golden and soft on medium-high heat. Let them cool down.
Take a large bowl, and place the 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 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 adjusts to your taste (you always can add less if you prefer not-so-hot dishes).
Peel tomatoes and 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 the skillet with a lead, and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
While making sauce, let us boil water in a pot, and 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 on a plate and cover with tomato sauce and meatballs. Enjoy your meal!