Spaghetti and Meatballs
Juicy seasoned beef and pork meatballs in an easy homemade tomato sauce.
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 (28 ounce each) can whole Italian tomatoes
- 1 (28 ounce each) can crushed tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- ⅓ cup seasoned bread crumbs
- ¼ cup finely diced onion
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Steps
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Cook onion in olive oil over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
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Reduce heat to low, add remaining sauce ingredients with 1 cup of water. Simmer covered 60 minutes.
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Meanwhile, combine all meatball ingredients (except olive oil) and form 18 meatballs.
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In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and add meatballs. Brown on all sides until golden (they do not need to be cooked through), about 10 minutes.
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Add meatballs to sauce, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer until sauce reaches desired consistency.
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Serve over spaghetti.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (5% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| spaghetti | 16 ounces | - | - |
| olive oil | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| small yellow onion | 1 | - | - |
| garlic | 4 cloves | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | |
| 1 | - | - | |
| tomato paste | 3 tablespoons | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 3.600 |
| Italian seasoning | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| red pepper flakes | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| lean ground beef | 1 pound | - | - |
| ground pork | 0.5 pound | - | - |
| seasoned bread crumbs | 0.333 cup | - | - |
| finely diced onion | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| large egg | 1 | - | - |
| dried basil | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| chopped fresh parsley | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| shredded Parmesan cheese | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| olive oil | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| salt | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| black pepper | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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