Name: The best Spaghetti & Meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300 g spaghetti, to serve; 500 g lean minced beef; 50 g mozzarella, finely chopped; 25 g parmesan cheese, grated; 1 red chilli, deseeded & finely chopped; 2 tbsp chopped curly parsley; 1 eggs, beaten; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 400 g can chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp sea salt flakes; 1/2 tsp black pepper

1

In a large bowl mix the meatball ingredients until a smooth mixture and shape into 16 balls.

2

Heat the oil in a large pan on a medium heat, fry until browned on all sides. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Don’t throw away the oil from the pan.

3

Let’s make the sauce, in the same pan add the onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes, add the tomatoes, oregano and season.

4

Add the meatballs back to the pan, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Now boil the kettle.

5

After 5 minutes put the spaghetti on for 10 minutes. Once cooked serve the meatballs and sauce on the spaghetti and cover with parmesan.

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