Italian meat balls with spaghetti


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Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Cooking Time : 40 minutes

Serving : 5 members

Description

Italian beat balls with spaghetti . Having a packet of spaghetti in my pantry for quite some time . Every time I think of cooking it , I am like let the kids come . Finally one day I made the spaghetti with an Italian meat ball tomato sauce that is an international comfort classic .started of with a slight nervousness not knowing if my beat balls would turn out soft . I religiously followed the recipe for the meat balls but just substituted beef to chicken . Finally the dish resulted  in a wonderfully moist , soft and juicy tomato drunk meat balls . The meat balls turned into a ball of fame as Every one enjoyed it on the dining table and I made sure to pack the left over for my boy in Coimbatore . He had it for lunch , dinner and breakfast . Well , nothing perks us all up like home cooked mummy’s food :-))

Ingredients for meatballs

Ingredients
Quantity
Boneless chicken1/4 kg ground to a paste without water
fresh bread crumbs2 1/2 tablespoons ( blitz 2 slices of bread in a food processor )
Fresh parsley/ coriander leaves chopped 1 tablespoon
grated Parmesan cheese1 tablespoon
Chilli flakes to taste
ground black pepper1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste
garlic powder/ paste1/4 teaspoon
egg beaten1

Ingredients for Sauce

Ingredients
Quantity
chopped onion3/4 cup
garlic minced 5 flakes
olive oil4 tablespoons
whole peeled tomatoes3/4 kg , ( blanch whole tomatoes in hot water and peel the skins ) , ( I blitzed the peeled tomatoes to a corse pulp )
salt to taste
sugar1 teaspoon
bay leaf1
tomato paste / tomato sauce 1 tablespoon
dried basil 3/4 teaspoon
ground black pepper1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon ( for the Indian pallet )

Method

  1. In a large bowl, combine ground chicken , bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder / paste and beaten egg. Mix well and form into equal sized balls.
  2. Store, covered, in refrigerator until needed.
  3. In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent.
  4. Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer .
  5. Stir in tomato paste, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper . taste and adjust .
  6. add meatballs and simmer for 30 minutes or more until the meat balls are cooked through , soft and moist . Set aside

How to proceed 

  1. Boil spaghetti as per packet directions in boiling salted water .
  2. Drain and rinse in cold water .
  3. Add to the meat ball sauce and mix well , making sure that the sauce coats the spaghetti well .
  4. Serve hot .