Name: SPAGHETTI and MEATBALLS original italian recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 ounces pork (ground); 1 3/4 cup cheese (grated parmesan); 6 ounces beef (ground); 1 3/4 cup bread crumb; 1 egg (whole); 1 1/2 cup olive oil; garlic (1 clove); 1 1/4 cup parsley (minced); 1 teaspoon salt; q.s. black pepper (ground); 1 spoon milk; 18 ounces tomato sauce (1 can); 1 onion (minced); garlic (1 clove); spoons salt (1 and 1/2 spoon); 1 teaspoon sugar; 10 basil (chopped fresh leaves); 1 spoon olive oil; 14 ounces spaghetti

SPAGHETTI and MEATBALLS original italian recipe

I love this dish! It reminds me as a child when my grandmother used to make it for me.

There is no one who can resist a plate of spaghetti with meatballs, especially children.

It is very easy to prepare.

All you have to do is knead the meatballs and cook them in the pan with the tomato sauce, add the
pasta and that’s it

A satisfying and delicious recipe that will make anyone happy.

SPAGHETTI and MEATBALLS original italian recipe

DifficultyVery easy
CostCheap
Preparation time25 Minutes
Cooking time50 Minutes
Serving4
CuisineItalian

986,00 Kcal

calories per serving

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Power 986,00 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 63,02 (g) of which sugars 12,65 (g)
Proteins 40,47 (g)
Fat 63,61 (g) of which saturated 13,74 (g)of which unsaturated 38,89 (g)
Fibers 6,10 (g)
Sodium 3.916,15 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 110 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

Meatballs ingredients

6 ouncespork (ground)
1³/₄ cupcheese (grated parmesan)
6 ouncesbeef (ground)
1³/₄ cupbread crumb
1egg (whole)
1¹/₂ cupolive oil
garlic (1 clove)
1¹/₄ cupparsley (minced)
1 teaspoonsalt
q.s.black pepper (ground )
1 spoonmilk

sauce ingredients

18 ouncestomato sauce (1 can)
1onion (minced)
garlic (1 clove)
spoonssalt (1 and 1/2 spoon)
1 teaspoonsugar
10basil (chopped fresh leaves )
1 spoonolive oil

14 ouncesspaghetti

Preparation

preparation of meatballs

In a bowl combine the meat, Parmesan, eggs, milk, breadcrumbs, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper.
Mix using your hands.
Prepare about 25/30 1 inch balls.
Arrange them on a baking sheet.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the meatballs (not all together) and brown on all sides for 5 minutes.
Drain on a paper towel lined plate. Set the meatballs aside and keep the cooking oil in the pan.

preparation of sauce

in the same pan where they cooked the meatballs add the onion and garlic and cook until they become translucent.
Add the tomato sauce, chopped basil leaves, salt, sugar, ground pepper if used.
Stir and cook over medium / low heat for about 20 minutes.
in the meantime, cook the spaghetti in a pot with boiling salted water.

final preparation

Add the meatballs to the pan with the sauce and mix gently.
Lower the heat to low and cook for another 15 minutes.
Drain the spaghetti al dente and pour them into the pan with the sauce and meatballs.
Mix everything together and cook for another minute.
Serve the spaghetti with the meatballs sprinkle with more Parmesan.