Spaghetti and Meatballs

Name: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 kilograms whole peeled tomatoes, undrained and chopped; 454 grams hot cooked spaghetti; 1 large egg; 2 Tbsps egg substitute; 79 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 454 grams ground sirloin; 227 grams sweet turkey Italian sausage, casings removed; 397 grams less-sodium beef broth; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 237 milliliters finely chopped onion; 57 grams 1/2 cup grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 28 grams white bread

Spaghetti and Meatballs might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 361 calories, 25g of protein, and 14g of fat each. Only From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of onion, tomato paste, basil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

To prepare sauce, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Add 1 cup onion; saut for 3 minutes.

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Onion

Add 3 garlic cloves, and saut 1 minute.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and broth. Cook 4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes. Reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Tomato Paste

Tomato

Broth

Salt

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

To prepare meatballs, place bread in a food processor, and process until fine crumbs measure 1/2 cup.

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Meatballs

Bread

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Food Processor

Combine the breadcrumbs, sausage, 1/2 cup onion, and next 8 ingredients (through sirloin) in a bowl. With wet hands, shape sirloin mixture into 32 meatballs.

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Breadcrumbs

Meatballs

Sausage

Porterhouse Steak

Onion

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Bowl

Place meatballs on a broiler pan. Broil 15 minutes or until done.

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Meatballs

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Add meatballs to sauce; simmer 15 minutes.

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Meatballs

Sauce

Sprinkle with 1/2 cup parsley and 1/3 cup basil.

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Parsley

Basil

Serve over spaghetti.

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Spaghetti

Sprinkle with cheese; garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.

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Parsley

Cheese

Wine note: Spaghetti and Meatballs is terrific with red or white wine as long as the wine has good acidity to mirror that of the tomatoes and act as a counterpoint to the meatballs. Because our recipe has fresh herbs, I prefer white wine with the dish--in particular, an herbal dry white from southern Italy such as Feudi di San Gregorio Greco di Tufo 2004 ($22). -Karen MacNeil

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Fresh Herbs