Name: Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb spaghetti; For The Sauce:; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 4 garlic cloves; 28 oz whole Italian tomatoes; 28 oz crushed tomatoes; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp Italian Seasoning; ½ tsp crushed red pepper; For the meatballs:; 1 lb lean ground beef; ½ lb Ground Pork; ⅓ cup seasoned bread crumbs; ¼ cup onion; 1 egg; ½ tsp basil; 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley; ½ tsp salt & black pepper; ¼ cup parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp olive oil

How To Make Spaghetti and Meatballs

This spaghetti and meatballs recipe is easy to make with beef and pork meatballs simmered in tomato sauce and served over spaghetti noodles.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total: 1 hour 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbspaghetti

For the Sauce:

2tbspolive oil
1onion,small, diced
4garlic cloves,minced
28ozwhole Italian tomatoes,canned
28ozcrushed tomatoes
3tbsptomato paste
1tspItalian Seasoning
½tspcrushed red pepper

For the Meatballs:

1lblean ground beef
½lbground pork
⅓cupseasoned bread crumbs
¼cuponion,finely diced
1egg
½tspbasil
2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
½tspsalt & black pepper,to taste
¼cupParmesan cheese,shredded
1tbspolive oil,for frying

Instructions

Cook onion in olive oil over medium heat until tender for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Reduce heat to low, add remaining sauce ingredients with 1 cup of water. Simmer covered for 60 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine all meatball ingredients except olive oil and form 18 meatballs.
In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and add meatballs. Brown on all sides until golden for about 10 minutes.
Add meatballs to sauce, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer until sauce reaches desired consistency.
Serve over spaghetti.