Italian
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Mix the beef, breadcrumbs, egg, half the parmesan, half the garlic, grated onion, salt, and pepper, then roll into 16 meatballs.
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Brown the meatballs in the olive oil over medium-high heat, turning, about 8 minutes, then remove.
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Add the remaining garlic to the pot for 30 seconds, then pour in the crushed tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes.
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Return the meatballs and simmer until cooked through, about 12 minutes, then stir in the basil.
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Meanwhile cook the spaghetti in salted water until al dente, about 10 minutes, then drain.
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Serve the meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti with the remaining parmesan.
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Serve it with
A Italian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Spaghetti and Meatballs, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Spaghetti and Meatballs carries dairy, gluten, and eggs. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Chicken Cacciatore |
| Gluten | Yes | Butternut Squash Risotto |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Affettati e Formaggio (Cold Cuts and Cheese Plate) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 930 kcal
- Protein
- 42 g
- Carbs
- 99 g
- Fat
- 41 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 750 mg
- Saturated fat
- 13 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Spaghetti and Meatballs takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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