Spaghetti and Meatballs
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Recipe type: Italian, Beef
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Serves: Serves 4
 
Old fashioned meatballs served in a chunky spaghetti sauce with fresh basil, topped with fresh parmesan cheese, this is the way I make Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Ingredients
  • Meatballs
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1/2 medium onion - chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup sweet red pepper
  • 1 garlic clove - minced
  • 2 - 3 slices of bread
  • 1 egg
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Sauce
  • 1 16 oz. can tomatoes - petite cut or crushed
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 1/2 onion - chopped
  • 1/2 cup red sweet pepper - chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic - minced
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • salt and pepper
  • water - 2 - 3 cups
  • To Serve
  • Pasta
  • Handful fresh basil
  • Parmesan cheese to serve
Instructions

  1. Meatballs

  2. Put everything in a bowl and mix it up with your clean hands. Mix together several minutes after it is mixed together. You will see the texture start to change as you keep mixing it. Roll the meatballs into balls, about 1/2 cup each. Add a little oil to a pan and fry the meatballs until browned on all sides. Turn off while you make the sauce.

  3. Sauce
  4. Add all of the sauce ingredients to a big pan. Add the water and stir to combine. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until the vegetables are all softened. Taste at this point and add additional seasonings if needed. I cooked my sauce about 1 1/2 hours but could of done less. Add additional water if needed if sauce gets too thick. Add the meatballs into the sauce and simmer over low heat 30 minutes, stir carefully to not break up the meatballs.
  5. Add a handful of fresh chopped basil if using right before you take it off the heat. Cook the pasta you are using about 10 minutes before you are ready to heat.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2016/12/21/spaghetti-and-meatballs/