Spaghetti Meatballs and Tomato-Basil Sauce

Name: Spaghetti Meatballs and Tomato-Basil Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bunch basil, leaves only; 237 milliliters beef stock; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 handfuls A couple bread crumbs; 794 grams tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano); 1 small carrot, finely chopped or grated; 1 large egg; 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped; 907 grams ground sirloin; 79 milliliters Extra-virgin olive oil, about plus some for liberal drizzling; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 158 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, a couple of handfuls; 1 large bunch parsley, leaves only; 59 milliliters pine nuts, lightly toasted; 4 servings Salt; 227 grams spaghetti, broken into pieces

Spaghetti Meatballs and Tomato-Basil Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 1089 calories, 63g of protein, and 65g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 49% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up ground sirloin, garlic, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

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Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring a medium sauce pot of water to a boil over high heat, salt water and cook pasta to al dente 7 minutes or so, drain and quick-cool on a baking sheet.

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Pasta

Sauce

Water

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Pot

While pasta cooks, toast pine nuts. Make a thick herb pesto by placing the herbs, cheese, garlic and nuts in food processor with salt and pepper. Turn processor on and stream in about 1/3 cup olive oil - make the pesto very thick.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Pine Nuts

Cheese

Garlic

Herbs

Pasta

Pesto

Toast

Nuts

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Food Processor

Place meat in a bowl. Season the meat with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Meat

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Bowl

Add cooked pasta, egg, bread crumbs and half the pesto to the meat.

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Breadcrumbs

Cooked Pasta

Pesto

Meat

Egg

Mix to combine and form into 16 balls, and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Let the spaghetti pop out of meatballs like porcupine quills. Coat balls with a little olive oil and roast 12 to 15 minutes until firm and golden in color.

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Meatballs

Olive Oil

Spaghetti

Pop

Remove from the oven and place on a serving platter.

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While meat roasts heat a healthy drizzle olive oil in a sauce pot over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

Sauce

Meat

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Pot

Add onions and carrots, season with salt and pepper, and saute for 5 minutes. Stir in the stock, add tomatoes and crush with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook for 5 minutes more, then stir in remaining pesto and transfer to a serving bowl or 4 individual ramekins for dipping.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato