Learn how to make the world’s best Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs with an American influence that I have ever tasted! Watch Jenny Kelley, her Travel Guide, and Stella (the Italian American) all show you how to make this Italian-America dish with flavour and fun.
This Italian recipe is a must at home, so I always make sure to make variations of it. However, I don’t want my kids to get tired of my spaghetti, so I explore different ways to cook it as much as I can.
Check out the easy recipe below that i know you will make regularly.
Scrumptious Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe
Print RecipeIngredients
- Meatball Ingredients
- 1 cup of stale Italian bread, crumbled
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 pounds of lean ground beef
- 1/2 pound of ground pork
- 1/4 cup of fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup or 1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup of Romano cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon of dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt, kosher
- 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1 cup of olive oil, extra virgin
- Spaghetti Sauce Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/2 cup of or 1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup of fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon of dried basil (leaves)
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt, kosher
- 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 15-ounce can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 15-ounce can of tomato sauce
- Spaghetti Ingredients
- 1 pound box of spaghetti noodles
- 1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
- Mix together the bread crumbs, milk and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add meat, parsley, onion, garlic, cheese, basil, salt, and pepper and mix until a large ball is created. Roll the meat mixture into golf-sized balls and lay on a cookie sheet or platter.
- Heat butter and oil on medium heat in a skillet or frying pan until heated thoroughly. With tongs or a spoon, place meatballs into the hot oil. Cook the meatballs for 3 minutes or until desired preference, flip the meatballs over, and cook for another 3 minutes or until golden brown and preference is achieved. Place meatballs onto a serving platter or pan lined with paper towels to drain excess oil. Turn off the heat and discard oil when cooled in the disposal can properly.
- In a large cooking pot, turn stove heat to medium and add butter, garlic, onion, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes and sauce and stir. Add meatballs immediately to the sauce and cover with a lid. Let simmer for 15 minutes giving the herbs and ingredients plenty of time to blend together.
- While meatballs and sauce cook, fill a large pot halfway up the pot and strainer combination with water, boil, add salt and noodles, cook to package instructions, then drain. Serve meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti noodles. Have fun and enjoy this tasty dish!
