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🍝 Spaghetti with homemade meatballs in tomato sauce

955 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g spaghetti (1 package)
• 500 g tomatoes (canned tomatoes)
• 1 large onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 tsp sugar
• freshly grated nutmeg (1 level tsp)
• 400 g ground beef
• 3 shallots
• 0.5 tsp chili peppers
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp breadcrumbs
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 6 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onion and chop it very finely.
2. 2. Peel the garlic clove.
3. 3. Heat the oil in a pot.
4. 4. Sauté the onion and garlic until translucent.
5. 5. Add the tomatoes.
6. 6. Cook the sauce at high heat for 10 minutes without a lid, stirring constantly.
7. 7. Reduce the heat.
8. 8. Season the sauce with sugar, salt, and pepper.
9. 9. Set the sauce aside.
10. 10. Add grated nutmeg and chopped parsley to the sauce.
11. 11. Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions.
12. 12. Drain the pasta.
13. 13. Peel the shallots and chop them.
14. 14. Mix the minced meat with the shallots, chili pepper, egg, salt, pepper, parsley, and breadcrumbs.
15. 15. Add more breadcrumbs if the mixture is too soft.
16. 16. Form many small meatballs.
17. 17. Fry the meatballs in hot oil on all sides.
18. 18. Pat the meatballs dry on kitchen paper to absorb excess fat.
19. 19. Serve the spaghetti with the sauce and the meatballs.
20. 20. Sprinkle the dish with grated Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 955
• Protein: 43 g · Fett/Fat: 39 g · Carbs: 108 g