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Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti and Meatballs
Photo by Randy Mayor

Ingredients

  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • Cooking spray
  • Sauce:
  • 1 (1-ounce) slice white bread
  • Meatballs:
  • Fresh parsley sprigs (optional)
  • 1 pound hot cooked spaghetti
  • + 19 more ingredients
    • 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
    • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
    • ½ cup finely chopped onion
    • 2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, undrained and chopped
    • 1 (14-ounce) can less-sodium beef broth
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • Remaining ingredients:
    • ½ cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano
    • 3 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 pound ground sirloin
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons egg substitute
    • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
    • 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
    • 1 large egg
    • 2 (4-ounce) links sweet turkey Italian sausage, casings removed

To prepare sauce, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 1 cup onion; sauté for 3 minutes. Add 3 garlic cloves, and sauté 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and broth. Cook 4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes. Reduce hea...

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What wines go with Spaghetti and Meatballs?

White Wines from Burgundy
  • Jean Claude Boisset St Aubin Premier Cru 'Sur Gamay'
  • Domaine Olivier Leflaive les Setilles Grand Vin de Bourgogne Chardonnay
  • Simonnet-Febvre St Bris Sauvignon Blanc
  • Domaine de la Cadette Bourgogne Vézelay la Châtelaine
  • Bertrand Ambroise Bourgogne Chardonnay
Pinot Noir Wines from Oregon
  • Wallace Brook Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
  • Underwood Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
  • Castle Rock Pinot Noir Columbia Valley
  • Willakenzie Estate Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Pierre Léon
  • Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Block 7

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