Spaghetti Marinara with Pork Meatballs is a hearty but easy dinner recipe. It's the perfect dish to tackle on a busy weeknight, and it's loaded with flavour.
Prep the ingredients: dice onions and garlic, get spices measured and ready.
Heat a medium skillet and soften half of the diced onions with olive oil. Pop the softened onions in the freezer for a couple of minutes to cool them just a bit.
In a large bowl, combine the ground pork, softened 1/2 onion, minced garlic, salt, pepper, Parmesan, bread crumbs and whole egg. Mix with clean hands until everything is incorporated. Roll into ping pong ball sized meatballs and place on baking sheet/cutting board.
Heat medium skillet over medium-high heat. At the same time, begin boiling pasta water in another pot. Add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan and put meatballs in. Brown the meatballs on each side for 2-3 minutes. Don’t worry; you’re NOT cooking them all the way through in this step.
Heat deep skillet and add a bit of oil. Add other 1/2 onion to a deep skillet and soften. Once soft, reduce heat to medium-low and add sauce. Add the browned meatballs to the deep skillet with the sauce. Cover skillet and continue on medium-low (or low if it bubbles) for 10 minutes or so.
At this time, begin cooking your pasta. It will be done at just the right time!
Check the temperature of meatballs with a meat thermometer – once they hit 160°F, they’re done! Plate it, and you’re done!
Notes
So there you have it, another easy and healthy dinner that is full of flavour and easy on the wallet!