Garlic, Cheese, Meatball and Spaghetti With French Bread
This is a loud flavorful meatball I made being lazy not wanting to make 20 and only had to ball up 4. The gravy is very uncomplicated and I’m not sure if it’s a “thing”. It has one flavor which is the tomato. You may want to speed up the process with your favorite jar of gravy. I’ll write up my 8 hour gravy one day.
Servings 4
Calories 2037kcal
Ingredients
Meatball Parts
- 1 lb beef (ground )
- 1 lb pork (ground )
- 2 cup parmigiano cheese (='s 1 bag shredded)
- 1 lb mozzarella cheese ( 1 - 1/12 inch cubes)
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 4 tsp garlic (='s 4 thin sliced cloves )
- ¼ cup basil (chopped )
- 4 oz egg (='s 2 eggs, beat)
- ½ tbsp salt
- ½ tbsp pepper
Gravy Parts
- 24 oz tomatoes (='s 6 romas)
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tbsp salt
Hop-ups
- 12 oz angel hair pasta
- 16 oz french bread (1 loaf)
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ tbsp parsley (chopped )
Instructions
Make a Meatball
- In a large bowl add all of the “Meatball Parts”.
- Mix well with hands. When making hamburgers you mix less with these meatballs you mix to where the mixture is almost pasty.
- Make your meatballs with hands about the size of a softball. Feel free to make much smaller balls, this mixture will net 20-25 smaller balls.
- Push cube of mozzarella into center of meatball.
- Place a rack on a cookie sheet then meatballs on top of rack.
- Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour. Cheese will be oozing out when done like in image.
Orchestrate The Gravy
- In a pot big enough to house your tomatoes, boil water in it. About 4 cups of water plus tomatoes.
- Carefully drop tomatoes in boiling water for 1 minute.
- Carefully drain water.
- Using same pot on medium high heat drop in olive oil then tomatoes and salt.
- Break up and mix around pot until there is no tomatoes shapes.
- Pour in 1 cup of water and simmer for 46 minutes continuing to smash/stir.
Build The Plate
- Boil pasta according to your box.
- Cut french bread in 4” pieces then cut long way in half.
- Butter both sides of bread and a dash of salt.
- Broil in oven for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Plate and stack pasta, gravy, meatball, parmigiano, and a shot of Smoked hot sauce
- Drop in the french bread and confetti with parsley.
- Mangia! Mangia!
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➕ Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Garlic, Cheese, Meatball and Spaghetti With French Bread
Amount Per Serving (355 oz)
Calories 2037
Calories from Fat 918
% Daily Value*
Fat 102g157%
Saturated Fat 45g281%
Cholesterol 398mg133%
Sodium 4258mg185%
Potassium 1614mg46%
Carbohydrates 159g53%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 115g230%
Vitamin A 2935IU59%
Vitamin C 26.1mg32%
Calcium 1362mg136%
Iron 11.8mg66%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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