Best Favorite Quick Easy Spaghetti And Meatballs Recipes

EASY SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine ground beef, onion, crackers, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl and mix until well combined. Shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs and place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink inside, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• While meatballs are cooking, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and oil and boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Add cooked meatballs to the sauce and simmer over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
• Serve noodles with meatballs and sauce on top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

EASY SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble the meat over mixture and mix well. Shape into 2-in. meatballs., In a large skillet, brown meatballs over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°; drain. Add spaghetti sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes or until heated through. Serve with spaghetti; sprinkle with cheese if desired.

QUICK & EASY SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a food processor pulse bread to make soft crumbs. Place crumbs in a bowl and add milk. Let stand.
• In the food processor, pulse canned tomatoes until smooth.
• In a large pot, no bigger than 8 inches across, sauté garlic in oil over medium heat for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and seasonings (except basil), bring to a boil and cook, uncovered while you make the meatballs. Lower the heat if it splatters but keep it bubbling.
• To the bread/milk mixture, add egg, garlic, parmesan, parsley & spices and combine well.
• Add meat, mixing gently by hand. Shape into eight 2-inch balls and place gently into the sauce. Cook, undisturbed and uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• While meatballs cook, boil the pasta per package directions.
• Just before serving, add basil to the sauce. Drain spaghetti and stir in some of the sauce. Top with meatballs and extra sauce.

FAVORITE QUICK & EASY SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the bell peppers, and saute them in the oil until slightly softened (5 to 10 minutes).
• Add spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, red wine, the oregano, basil and garlic. Partially cover pot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often.
• Reduce heat, partially cover pot and simmer sauce for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile in a separate pot, boil water and prepare noodles al dente; drain.
• Add fresh or frozen meatballs (or browned ground beef) to sauce; cook an additional 10-15 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
• In individual bowls, ladle sauce over hot noodles.
• Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and snipped fresh herbs (such as basil, parsley or oregano) at the table, as desired.
• Great served with a tossed green salad & Mom's Onion Parmesan Bread recipe #109257, and a nice bottle of red wine!
• Salut!

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place a large pot of water on to boil for spaghetti. When it boils, add salt and pasta and cook to al dente.
• Mix beef and Worcestershire, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, garlic, salt and pepper. Roll meat into 1 1/2 inch medium-sized meatballs and place on nonstick cookie sheet or a cookie sheet greased with extra-virgin olive oil. Bake balls 10 to 12 minutes, until no longer pink.
• Heat a deep skillet or medium pot over moderate heat. Add oil, crushed pepper, garlic and finely chopped onion. Saute 5 to 7 minutes, until onion bits are soft. Add beef stock, crushed tomatoes, and herbs. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Toss hot, drained pasta with a few ladles of the sauce and grated cheese. Turn meatballs in remaining sauce. Place pasta on dinner plates and top with meatballs and sauce and extra grated cheese. Serve with bread or garlic bread (and some good chianti!)

MY FAVORITE SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• Cover bottom of large pan with olive oil.
• Add garlic and onion and heat on low until tender.
• Add Pastene tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Simmer for at least 1 hour, stirring often.
• Meatballs:.
• In large bowl, mix together all the ingredients.
• Shape into balls (makes about 30).
• Meatball cooking directions:.
• Bake in oven at 350, turning occasionally until the meatballs are brown on the outside.
• Add the meatballs to sauce and simmer for at least 30 minutes.
• This cooking method is also great for making the meatballs ahead of time. They can be frozen and dropped into sauce when you're ready.

EASY SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place sauce in a large saucepan and simmer over medium heat.
• In large bowl mix beef, eggs, crumbs, parsley, garlic, salt and Parmesan.
• Shape into 18 meatballs.
• Place meatballs in simmering sauce.
• When sauce returns to a simmer, cover and cook 30-35 minutes (or more!) till cooked through.
• Serve sauce and meatballs over warm spaghetti.

EASY SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Set a large pot of salted water to boil. In a bowl, combine Parmesan, parsley, garlic, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Add beef and breadcrumbs; mix gently. Form into 16 balls.
• In a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium. Add meatballs, and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cover partially, and cook, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente. Drain, and return to pot; add meatballs and sauce, and toss gently. Serve with Parmesan.