Baked Meatballs and Spaghetti served with tomato basil sauce. The meatballs are baked in the oven for a healthier alternative.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Ingredients
2slicesbread
4tablespoonsmilk
½poundlean ground beef
½poundground pork
1egg
¼cupParmesan cheese
1 ½teaspoonsItalian seasoning
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonground black pepper
1recipeTomato-Basil Sauce (see link in post)or a good quality jarred marinara sauce
8ouncesspaghetti
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Tear the bread into small pieces and place it in a small mixing bowl. Pour the milk over the bread and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, add the ground beef, pork, egg, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Using your hands, gently mix until well combined.
By this time, the bread should have absorbed all the milk. Add the milk and bread to the meat mixture and mix again. Make sure to thoroughly combine the bread with the meat mixture.
Form the mixture into 12 meatballs.
Place the meatballs on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the meatballs over and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
While the meatballs are cooking, put the pasta on to cook and prepare the Tomato-Basil Sauce.
Remove the meatballs from the oven and place them in the Tomato-Basil Sauce.
Cook for 2-3 minutes just to coat the meatballs with the sauce.
Serve over hot, cooked spaghetti and pass additional Parmesan for topping.