Spaghetti with Meatballs

In today’s post I will show you a quick & easy recipe for spaghetti with a tomato sauce & meatballs.

The recipe is super easy to prepare & pasta is always a good idea 🙂 Have fun cooking!




Cooked/Baked today: Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce & Meatballs
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Category: Main Dishes, Recipes with Meat, Pasta & Noodle Recipes, Fast Food
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Ingredients for 4 servings:

…for the meatballs:

• 500 grams of ground meat
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 egg
• 1 onion
• 50 grams breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• Salt & pepper

…for the sauce:

• 750 milliliters sieved tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 teaspoon oregano, thyme, rosemary, majoram & basil each
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 small piece butter
• Salt & pepper

…more ingredients:

• 400 grams spaghetti
• Oil for frying

Kitchen Helper/Gadgets:

• Large pan with lid
• Casserole to keep warm the meatballs
• Large bowl
• Large pot to cook the spaghetti

Instructions:




…preparations:

Peel 2 onions & chop finely. Heat up a large pan adding a dash of oil and sweat half of the onions (set aside the other half for the tomato sauce later) for 2 – 3 minutes until glassy, then pull them from the stove and set aside for cooling.

Finely chop parsley, set aside a bit for garnishing. Peel garlic and chop finely. Preheat oven to 50°C (top/bottom heat).

…for the meatballs:

In a large bowl mix together 500 grams of minced meat with 1 egg, 50 grams of breadcrumbs, the sweated onions, finely chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon of mustard & a good pinch of salt & pepper.

Mix all the ingredients until well combined (if it seems somewhat too sticky, simply add a little more breadcrumbs) and then form approx. 25 small meatballs.




Next, heat up a large pan adding a good dash of oil & fry the meatballs (best in 2 batches á 12 – 13 balls) for about 5 – 6 minutes until golden brown all around. Then lift out the meatballs and keep warm in the preheated oven.

…for the tomato sauce:

Heat up the meat pan again adding a dash of oil and sweat the second half of the prepared onions & the finely chopped garlic for about 2 – 3 minutes until glassy.

Then add 750 milliliters of sieved tomatoes, a teaspoon of oregano, thyme, rosemary, marjoram & basil each, ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper, a pinch of salt, pepper & sugar and a small piece of butter.

Stir in everything until well combined, bring to a boil and then allow to simmer over low heat with the lid closed, stirring occasionally.

…for the spaghetti:

In parallel to the tomato sauce, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti for approx. 7 minutes until al dente. Then allow the finished spaghetti to drain over a colander, transfer back to the pot & mix with half of the sauce.




Serve the spaghetti with the remaining sauce, meatballs & a bit finely chopped parsley for garnishing. Bon Appetite & Have fun cooking!
Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):