Spaghetti and Meatballs. This Spaghetti and Meatball recipe from Delish.com proves everything is better homemade. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions. Spaghetti and meatballs is such a comfort food classic!
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Ingredients of Spaghetti and Meatballs
- You need 1 pound of ground beef.
- Prepare 1 pound of box of spaghetti.
- It's of Shredded Parmesan cheese.
- Prepare of Panko bread crumbs.
- Prepare of Salt.
- It's of Olive oil.
- It's of Cajun seasoning (or preferred beef seasoning).
- It's of Black pepper (optional).
- It's of Oregano (optional).
- You need of Pasta sauce (optional).
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Spaghetti and Meatballs step by step
- Mix shredded Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs in a bowl.
- Take a small piece of ground beef (you want about 10-15 meatballs at the end) and flatten it out with your hands.
- Put a good amount of shredded Parmesan cheese and bread crumb mixture into the piece of flattened ground beef, roll ground beef into a meatball.
- Repeat steps 2-3 until all ground beef is in meatball form.
- Put a little bit of olive oil on skillet and place all meatballs in skillet, season meatballs, turn stove to low-medium heat (4 out of 10 or so), wait until meatballs have started browning just a little bit.
- Begin boiling water, put salt in water to help it boil and for taste.
- Continue cooking meatballs to preferred level.
- Add spaghetti to boiling water, turn down heat just a bit.
- If meatballs are done before spaghetti, turn heat to low. Test meatballs by cutting biggest meatball in half to make sure it's cooked properly.
- Once spaghetti is done, drain spaghetti.
- Put preferred number of meatballs in bowl, put preferred amount of spaghetti on top of meatballs.
- Add preferred toppings on top of spaghetti, either more Parmesan and bread crumbs, black pepper and oregano, or pasta sauce, or olive oil.
- Mix together and enjoy!.
It is also interesting because I had a piece of cheese in the center of each meatball. The PERFECT meatball, tender, juicy and loaded with flavor simmered in a rich marinara sauce. Top with the meatballs and marinara sauce and garnish with parsley and grated parmesan cheese. Making the Best Spaghetti and Meatballs. 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.