# Spaghetti with meatballs

Today's dish is simple but fun to cook, it makes me think of Sundays from grandma and the smell of sauce that was felt throughout the house. Try these spaghetti with meatballs and tell me if you liked them. They’re really good!

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bread
- fresh milk
- minced meat
- Parmigiano cheese
- garlic
- parsley
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 egg
- onion
- olive oil
- canned peeled tomatoes
- spaghetti
- Pecorino cheese

## Instructions

1. Slice the bread.
2. Tear the slices into smaller pieces and put them in a bowl.
3. Pour fresh milk over the bread and let it soak.
4. Put the minced meat in a separate bowl.
5. Add Parmigiano cheese to the meat.
6. Grate garlic over the meat mixture.
7. Chop some parsley.
8. Add the chopped parsley to the meat mixture.
9. Squeeze the milk from the bread and add the bread to the meat mixture.
10. Add salt and black pepper to the mixture.
11. Mix all ingredients together with your hands.
12. Break an egg, whisk it, and add half of it to the meat mixture.
13. Mix again until well combined.
14. Roll the mixture into very small meatballs.
15. Chop the onion.
16. Pour olive oil into a pot and add the chopped onion.
17. Use a food mill to process the peeled tomatoes into a sauce.
18. Add the tomato sauce to the pot with the onion and olive oil.
19. Cook the sauce for 20 minutes, adding salt and black pepper to taste.
20. Fry the meatballs in olive oil until browned.
21. Once browned, transfer the meatballs to the tomato sauce.
22. Cook the spaghetti in boiling water.
23. Pour the tomato sauce (without the meatballs) into a pan.
24. Transfer the cooked spaghetti into the pan with the sauce and mix thoroughly.
25. Turn off the heat.
26. Grate Parmigiano and Pecorino cheese over the spaghetti.
27. Mix well.
28. Serve the spaghetti on a plate.
29. Top with meatballs and additional grated cheese.

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- grater
- food mill
- pot
- pan
- slotted spoon
- tongs
- fork

## Tips

- The secret is in the bread.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGIZyJkNKbk/?igsh=dDhtZjlhYjV6NjYx
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9a172104-ee80-47bc-9b31-080de30be25a
- Extracted: 2025-08-24

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