Spaghetti and Meatballs Spaghetti and Meatballs- learn to make meatballs for spaghetti, and even get the kids involved with this easy homemade meatball recipe! How to Make Spaghetti and Meatballs. There are three parts in making it.

Ingredients of Spaghetti and Meatballs

  1. You need 1 of large onion.
  2. It's 1 lb of ground beef.
  3. Prepare 2 of medium sized eggs.
  4. It's 1/2 cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese.
  5. You need 1 of and 1/2 Tbsp of dried oregano.
  6. Prepare 1 of and 1/2 Tbsp of of dried basil.
  7. You need 5 of turns of ground pepper.
  8. It's 1 tsp of salt.
  9. It's 4 slices of bread.
  10. Prepare of Approximately 1/2 of milk.
  11. You need 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
  12. Prepare 4 of large cloves of garlic.
  13. You need 29 oz of tomato sauce.
  14. You need 13 oz of tomato paste.
  15. You need 28 oz of petite diced tomatoes.
  16. It's 1 Tbsp of dried oregano.
  17. It's 1/2 Tbsp of dried basil.
  18. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
  19. It's 1 Tbsp of sugar.
  20. It's to taste of Salt.
  21. Prepare 1 1/2 lbs of spaghetti.

Spaghetti and Meatballs instructions

  1. Cut onion into half rings and line bottom of large fry pan.
  2. Place ground beef, eggs, cheese, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper into bowl.
  3. Poor milk over bread slices. Squeeze out excess milk from each slice onto remaining slices and crumble into bowl..
  4. Mix meatball ingredients by hand until well mixed.
  5. Form meatballs into clementine sized balls and place in pan on bed of onions.
  6. Add water to pan until it covers onions and reaches bottom of meatballs..
  7. Bring water to boil and cover. Steam meatballs for 25 minutes..
  8. Sautee garlic in olive oil and let pot cool briefly..
  9. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, oregano, basil, bay leaves, sugar, and salt..
  10. Use tongs to move a few meatballs and add onions from meatball pan to sauce..
  11. Simmer sauce until heated through..
  12. Add meatballs to sauce and stir carefully without breaking meatballs.
  13. Simmer sauce and meatballs for approximately 30 minutes to mingle flavors.
  14. Make spaghetti per package instructions.
  15. Combine and enjoy!.

I don't think there is any doubt that caramelized onions taste better than raw onions, the question is whether the extra effort is worth it. The mother of all Italian-American foods, excepting pizza, perhaps, is spaghetti and meatballs. Simple to cook, with easy ingredients and only a little prep work, the dish is somehow marvelously rich and. Sprinkle with more Parmesan and serve with some basil (if using) and remaining sauce alongside for topping. For a great spaghetti and meatball recipe you need a simple tomato sauce with lots of flavour.

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