Mama's Best Ever Spaghetti and Meatballs
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Mama's Best Ever Spaghetti and Meatballs
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There's nothing more comforting than a big bowl of homemade meatballs and sauce.
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Ingredients
Marinara Sauce:
- 2 - 28 ounce Italian tomatoes canned
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 Tablespoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed, hot
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup basil fresh leaves or 2 teaspoons dried
Meatballs:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs crumbled, or toasted white bread
- 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese grated, or parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely diced or 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 cup Italian parsley diced or 2 teaspoons dried Parsley, fresh
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil to cook in
- 1 lb. spaghetti
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Instructions
- Place the tomatoes in a blender and pulse for a few seconds.
- Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
- Pour in tomatoes, garlic salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, sugar and basil leaves.
- Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.
To make meatballs:
- Place ground beef in large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic, parsley, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Mix the ingredients with clean hands (dig in there!) just until blended together. Shape the meat mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place as many meatballs that you can fit into the pan without overcrowding. Cook until golden brown on all sides, turning as necessary, about 5-6 minutes. Remove the meatballs and repeat with others.
- Add the browned meatballs to tomato sauce and cook gently over low heat until fully cooked through -- about 30 minutes.
- Bring water to boil. Generously salt water. Once boiling, add spaghetti and cook according to package instructions. Drain the pasta and return to pot.
- Top with sauce and meatballs and sprinkle with cheese.
- Right before serving, spoon more sauce over pasta and meatballs.
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