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Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Homecooked Spaghetti and Meatballs with meaty marina sauce. Now, that is a winner! Serve this with more Parmesan cheese and put a slice of garlic bread on the side to have one of the best meals that you ever had.

⏱ Prep: 10 min ⏱ Cook: 40 min

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb. Spaghetti
  • 6 cup water for boiling
  • 1.5 lb. ground pork
  • 1.5 lb. ground beef
  • 1.25 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 3 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1.25 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 12 piece Cheddar cheese (cubed)
  • 1.25 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 14 oz. Stewed tomato
  • 14 oz. tomato sauce
  • 1 Knorr Beef Cube
  • 1 piece onion (chopped)
  • 5 piece basil leaves
  • 0 Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Prepare the meatballs by combining ground beef and pork in a mixing bowl. Add bread crumbs, half of the minced garlic, egg, Parmesan cheese, salt, and ground black pepper. Mix everything together until all ingredients are well distributed.

  2. Scoop around 3 tablespoons of meat mixture. Put a cube of cheese in the middle. Roll into a ball. Do the same procedure until all the mixture is completely consumed.

  3. Heat olive oil in a pan. Fry the meatballs until brown. Remove from the pan. Set aside.

  4. Prepare the meaty marinara sauce. Saute onion and garlic on the remaining olive oil used to fry the meatballs.

  5. Add stewed tomato and tomato sauce. Stir. Cover and cook between low to medium heat for 20 minutes.

  6. Add Knorr Pork Cube. Stir. Put the fresh basil into the pot. Cook for 5 minutes.

  7. Put the meatballs back into the cooking pot. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

  8. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

  9. Cook the spaghetti according to package instructions.

  10. Arrange the cooked spaghetti on a pasta bowl or a plate. Top with sauce and meatballs. Add more Parmesan cheese on top. Serve. Share and enjoy!