Italian Style Meatballs & Spaghetti

Italian Style Meatballs & Spaghetti

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cook Time : 30 mins
Ready Time : 1 hour

Servings :6

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

- 500g minced beef
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the sauce:

- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
-2 x 400g cans chopped tomato
-1\2 cup of finely chopped parsley.
-1 tsp of salt
-1 tsp black pepper
-few basil leaves

The rest:

-500g spaghetti
-Salt
-olive oil

Method

Meatballs:
1- preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2-prepare baking sheet with tin foil.
3-put all meatball ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well .
4-roll meatball and place over baking sheet
5- bake at 350 degree for about 10 mins

Tomato sauce:
1-Heat the oil in your largest pan.
2- Add the garlic and sizzle for 1 min. Stir in the tomatoes, parsley and seasoning. Simmer for 15-20 mins until slightly thickened. Stir in the basil leaves. 
3-then add the cooked meatballs to the pan to keep warm while you boil the spaghetti.

Spoon the sauce and meatballs over spaghetti, or stir them all together and serve with extra Parmesan and a few basil leaves, if you like.

Buon Appetito!