Spaghetti and meatballs
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
30 mins
This cheap and tasty recipe is full of flavour as the meat in slowly cooked in the sauce.
500g minced beef
350g spaghetti, cooked
400g crushed tomatoes
1 egg
2 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
3 garlic clove, crushed
1 onion, chopped finely
2 tsp oregano
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
25g unsalted butter
1 tbsp olive oil
Combine the beef, egg, parmesan, 1 clove of garlic, ½ onion, 1 tsb oregano and breadcrumbs together in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Use your hands to shape the mixture into balls
Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently cook the meatballs.
In a separate pot, heat some oil and butter together, adding 2 cloves of garlic, the rest of the onion, the oregano and the tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes.
Place the meatballs in the sauce and cook for 20 minutes on a medium heat.
Serve with the spaghetti.
Serves
4
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Beef, Pasta & Noodles
Recipe Type
Dinner, Easy, Pasta/Noodles
Level of Difficulty
Easy
