Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe
Spaghetti and Meatballs is a comfort food classic. With this spaghetti and meatballs recipe tender, juicy meatballs are simmered in marinara sauce.
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 800kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 3 slices Italian bread
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 lb ground mild Italian sausage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion diced small, divided
- 8 cloves garlic minced, divided
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon dried oregano divided
- 2 tablespoon fresh chopped Italian parsley
- 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese parmesan works too!
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 28oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon Allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pound dried spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Dip the bread into the milk, squeeze excess milk out and tear the bread into pieces. Using your hands mix together bread, Italian sausage, ground beef, 1/2 of the medium onion, 1/2 of the garlic cloves, egg, 1 teaspoon of dried oregano, parsley and romano cheese.
- Roll the mixture into approx. 30 meatballs. Place these meatballs in a baking dish. Cook in oven just until browned.
- While the meatballs are cooking, start your sauce. In a large pot heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add remaining diced garlic and onions to pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the mushrooms.
- When the mushrooms are soft and the onions are translucent add the red wine. Allow to cook for five minutes and make sure you scrape up all the little bits of goodness that are on the bottom of the pan. Next add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, oregano, basil, allspice, sugar.
- Carefully add the browned meatballs to the sauce. Cook the sauce for at least 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. The longer the sauce cooks the thicker it will become.
- When you're ready to eat, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
- Spoon meatballs and sauce over the top.
Notes
Nutrition facts are for estimation purposes only.
Nutrition
Calories: 800kcal | Carbohydrates: 52.7g | Protein: 53.5g | Fat: 39.3g | Saturated Fat: 13.8g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 1623mg | Fiber: 5.7g | Sugar: 12.8g