How to Cook Perfect Quick and Easy Meatballs with Spaghetti

Quick and Easy Meatballs with Spaghetti. This Spaghetti and Meatball recipe from Delish.com proves everything is better homemade. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions. I used spaghetti pasta with this dish simply because I like spaghetti, but any favorite This makes this recipe quick, easy and economical to make.

This spaghetti and meatball recipe is so quick and easy to toss together! Honestly, I was skeptical because the sauce is just tomatoes and there aren't any spices, and isn't Italiian food supposed to have tons of basil and. Peel and grate the garlic, add to then pan then cook over. You can cook Quick and Easy Meatballs with Spaghetti using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Quick and Easy Meatballs with Spaghetti

1. Prepare 500 g of sausage meat.
2. You need of Flour for dusting.
3. Prepare of Olive oil for frying.
4. You need 1 of large onion, peeled and chopped.
5. You need 1 of large leek, peeled and chopped.
6. It's 1 of large garlic clove.
7. You need splash of white wine or dry vermouth.
8. You need 1 tin of tomatoes.
9. It's 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
10. It's 1/2 tin of white beans, I used cannellini.
11. Prepare handful of frozen peas.
12. Prepare of extra mature Cheddar cheese.
13. You need of salt and pepper.
14. Prepare of wholemeal spaghetti to serve.

POSTED IN: Dinner, Popular, Quick & Easy, Tomato Sauce. WHEN I was a teenager, I cooked dinner every night for our family of four. Mom, Dad, Grandmother, who lived next door, and myself. Through the years, I have modified and changed this recipe for two people to better fit our tastes.

Quick and Easy Meatballs with Spaghetti instructions

1. Divide the sausage meat into balls and roll in flour..
2. Heat some oil in a deep frying pan and fry the meatballs until browned on all sides, you'll probably have to do this in batches..
3. Wash the pan and then fry the onion and leeks until softened..
4. Crush half of the garlic in a little salt using the flat of a knife, put aside the other half. Add the crushed garlic to the onions and leeks and stir through..
5. Add a splash of white wine to deglaze the pan then add the tomatoes, tomato paste and beans. Stir half a can of water to the pan so there's a loose sauce..
6. Add the meatballs to the pan, pushing down so they are almost submerged in the sauce. Reduce the heat and leave to bubble gently, shaking from time to time, or stirring to prevent sticking, for about 30 minutes, until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened..
7. Add a handful, or more, of peas to the meatballs, and simmer for another couple of minutes. Check for seasoning, add lots of black pepper but you might not need much salt, then stir through the other half of garlic, very finely chopped..
8. Cook the spaghetti, wholemeal or white, and cover the top of the meatballs with grated Cheddar cheese..
9. When the cheese has melted, serve the meatballs and sauce on top of the spaghetti..

That's one of the great things about this. I've been enjoying spaghetti all my life! Been to Italy, and have tried numerous versions all around the globe including this one which remains my all-time Hope you enjoy, too. Toss with cooked spaghetti to coat, then fold in Parmesan and mozzarella. Cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.