# SpaghettiOs with Meatballs

A copycat recipe for Chef Boyardee SpaghettiOs with meatballs, featuring a sweet tomato sauce, tiny soft meatballs, and tender pasta.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 70 g Ground beef (80 to 85 percent lean)
- 8 g Breadcrumbs
- 8 g Whole milk
- 18 g Egg yolk
- 6 g Parmesan, very finely grated
- 0.8 g Kosher salt
- 0.2 g White pepper
- 0.2 g Garlic powder
- 10 g Unsalted butter
- 30 g Yellow onion, very finely minced
- 200 g Tomato sauce
- 25 g Tomato paste
- 80 g Water
- 3 g Kosher salt
- 5 g Sugar
- 0.8 g Onion powder
- 0.4 g Garlic powder
- 0.5 g Paprika
- 0.2 g White pepper
- 45 g Small ring pasta (anelli)
- 0.25 g MSG
- 0.5 g Chicken bouillon

## Instructions

1. Soak breadcrumbs and milk for 1 minute.
2. Mix in ground beef, egg yolk, Parmesan, salt, white pepper, and garlic powder with your hands.
3. Roll marble-sized meatballs.
4. Brown the meatballs slightly for added flavor.
5. Melt butter over medium low heat.
6. Cook finely minced onion for 5 to 6 minutes until extremely soft, without browning.
7. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water to the softened onions, and stir until smooth.
8. Add salt, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, white pepper, and optional MSG and chicken bouillon.
9. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer.
10. Add the dry pasta to the sauce.
11. For those that browned meatballs, add them back in now.
12. Simmer for 12 to 14 minutes, stirring often, until the pasta is very soft and the meatballs are cooked through and soft.

## Equipment

- Pots
- pan

## Tips

- Soaking breadcrumbs keeps meatballs soft and not dry.
- Roll meatballs to marble size.
- Cook onion over medium low heat until extremely soft, no browning.
- Cook pasta in the sauce so that starches naturally thicken it.
- Keep heat gentle to maintain the canned vibe.
- If sauce is too thick, add 1 to 2 tbsp water.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gymFJ3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f3860427-e7ad-4b29-a978-4a84107b6781
- Extracted: 2026-04-16

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