Spaghetti & Meatballs
Get 2 lbs of meat, whatever you like 
add parsley, garlic, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, egg, oregano 
roll into golf ball or ping pong sized balls 
I like to use disposable gloves to mix the meat 
heat a skillet with olive oil. begin cooking, to brown on all sides 
crispy sides are good 
remove the meatballs to a lined cookie sheet 
cook until cooked through 
add meatballs to sauce in a dutch oven 
top with parmesan cheese
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of meat – beef, beef/pork, beef/lamb, whatever you like
- 2 tsp Italian seasonings
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1/2-1 cup bread crumbs – panko or regular
- salt & pepper
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1-2 bottles of Rao’s Marinara Sauce, or whatever your favorite is
- spaghetti or whichever pasta you prefer
- butter/olive oil to cook the meatballs on the stovetop
Preheat the oven to 350.
In a bowl, put all ingredients in it and mix with your hands. I usually use single use gloves, but bare hands are great!
Once the meat mixture is combined, grab ping pong or golf ball sized amounts and roll in your hands. Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet until all of the meat is rolled into meatballs.
Once you are finished, heat a pan with 1 Tablespoon butter and 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Put enough meatballs in the pan to almost cover the bottom. As they begin to cook, turn them on all sides to get them brown and crispy. Once they are brown on all sides, transfer them back to the foil-lined cookie sheet. Continue until all of the meatballs are brown and crispy.
After, put the cookie sheet in the oven and cook for 15 minutes.
While the meatballs are cooking, boil water in a pot and also start to heat up your spaghetti sauce in a small sauce pan. Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain it and put it back in the pan. Take out the meatballs from the oven. Now, you can either put the sauce in a big pot and add the meatballs to the sauce in the pan or you can dish out the pasta, meatballs and sauce separately. Whatever you prefer.
Serve with a steamed veggie and/or a side salad!
