Meatballs, Meatballs, Meatballs Oh how I love them!!! These savory gems a slice of heaven! Try them with your favorite pasta!
There are few meals I love more than Spaghetti and Meatballs. You know what I’m talking about. Good Italian pasta, cooked al dente, bathed in a wonderful gravy and topped of with moist, flavorful, beefy meatballs. Totally a slice of heaven! Simple, soul-satisfying food. For some reason, I’ve had a hard time finding a great version of this at a restaurant. Maybe they aren’t the current chic thing for restaurants to be serving, I don’t know.
When I tried this recipe for meatballs, I feel instantly, head over heels in love. These babies were just what I was looking for. I served them with Sunday Gravy and the whole family was smitten. Not only does the flavor totally rock, they are NOT fried. I love this for two obvious reasons. One, there’s not a whole lot of splattered, greasy mess to clean up, and two, there’s not a lot of extra, and unnecessary, fat added to them. I hope you give these gems a try. Let me know what you think!
Meatballs. Meatballs, Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 1/2 Onions Finely Diced
- 6 Garlic Clove Minced
- 1/2 Tablespoon Dried Oregano
- Pinch Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 4 Slices Hearty White Sandwich Bread Torn into Small Pieces
- 3/4 Cup Whole Milk
- 1/2 Pound Sweet Italian Sausage Casing Removed
- 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese Freshly Grated
- 2 Eggs Large, Lightly Beaten
- 4 Cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 1/2 Pounds Ground Beef 80/20
- Sunday Gravy or Sauce of Your Choice
- 1 Pound Pasta Cooked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees and adjust oven racks to upper-middle position.
- Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Cook onions until very soft, 10-15 minutes. Add garlic, oregano, and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add milk and bread and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Mash. Add onion mixture and combine. Add remaining ingredients except for beef and knead to combine. Add beef and knead until ingredients are well combined.
- Form mixture into 2 1/2 inch meatballs ( you should have approximately 16 meatballs ), place on rimmed baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes. Transfer meatballs to pot of sauce and simmer for 30 minutes on very low heat so that you do not have to stir the pot. Serve over cooked pasta!
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tigerfish says
I like a good meatball spaghetti anytime!
Chef E says
Yes, congrats! Love me some pasta and meatballs! One weakness of mine that can be dangerous, but I take the risk once a week 🙂
Sippity Sup says
Gorgeous! Congrats on Top 9 GREG
Don says
Two things here: Beautiful, and YUM!
Magdalena says
Hello; few days ago I saw one chef preparing this dish on French Cuisine tv. I like, meatballs a lot in various versions – Indian, Italian, Polish, Scandinavian and son on. Homemade, once you have a good recipe, usually will be better than in restaurant…
~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ says
Hi Kathleen, Thanks for stopping by I'm playing catch up and this recipe is one I'm going to try. Thanks for sharing.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
my-easy-cooking.com says
You are so right, there are few things as comforting as a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. I love that this recipe make enough sauce to keep the pasta drenched in all the tomatoey goodness!!
Raina says
These sound delicious, and the pictures are amazing. It is late at night and I am wishing I had them right now!
bonnie says
I have been craving spaghetti and meatballs. great recipe
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Jen_from_NJ says
I want to dig in and devour that whole bowl. Your spaghetti and meatballs look so good!
Snooty Primadona says
Yum! As a matter of fact I posted the same kind of recipe on my cooking blog last week. Once I made my own meatballs I can never go back…
And yours look absolutely scrumptious!
Krista says
This looks absolutely amazing! We're big fans of the meatball around here. I make big batches and freeze them.
Your Sunday gravy is on my list to make!
elra says
Don't you just love, classic home cooking like this? I just love pasta with meat ball, in fact, I never met anybody who will say no to it. Yours look meltingly good!
lisa says
Spaghetti and meatballs is pretty much perfect comfort food. I want to make some now!
Allison says
Those meatballs look amazing! You're making me hungry!
Bellini Valli says
How did you know I was thinking about a simi-large plate of spaghetti and meatballs. It seems just the day for it!
Rick says
Always a fan of unfried meatballs.
Holly says
This looks soo good! Meatballs sure do make the spaghetti don't they;)
lishapisa says
Looks delicious! Great Photo too ! you can never ever get tired of Spaghetti and meatballs
My sister just made meatballs too and please see how her baby daughter Molly react to it! Precious!!
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Tupper Cooks! says
Nice balls! I've had a hankerin' for spaghetti and meatballs for about a week now- I think I'll get rid of it tonight- Thanks for sharing!