Recipe: Perfect Brad's spaghetti and meatballs

Brad's spaghetti and meatballs. This Spaghetti and Meatball recipe from Delish.com proves everything is better homemade. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions. Spaghetti and meatballs or spaghetti with meatballs is an Italian-American dish consisting of spaghetti, tomato sauce and meatballs.

Made these for a dinner party last night as part of The Ultimate Spaghetti and Meatballs Sunday Supper meal and also made the Ricotta Pie with Amarena Cherries for dessert. For a great spaghetti and meatball recipe you need a simple tomato sauce with lots of flavour. This one is a store cupboard saviour. You can have Brad's spaghetti and meatballs using 29 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Brad's spaghetti and meatballs

It's of For the sauce.
Prepare 1 of LG can tomato sauce.
You need 1 of LG can crushed tomatoes.
Prepare 1 of small can tomato paste.
Prepare 2 of LG tomatoes.
Prepare 2 tbs of granulated beef bouillon.
Prepare 1 tbs of each garlic powder, ground mustard, white pepper.
It's 1 tbs of Chile powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of each, red pepper flakes, rosemary, thyme, oregano.
You need 1/2 tsp of celery seed.
You need 2 tbs of white sugar.
Prepare 1/2 cup of fresh chopped parsley.
Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh chopped basil.
You need 1 cup of each, water, and dark red wine.
It's 2 tbs of cider vinegar.
You need of For the meatballs.
You need 2 lbs of lean ground beef.
You need 1 tbs of garlic powder, rubbed sage and dry mustard.
It's 1/2 cup of chopped fresh parsley.
You need 1/2 tbs of red Chile flakes, dry basil.
It's 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs.
You need 2 of eggs.
It's 1 1/2 tbs of kosher salt.
Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese.
You need of Garnishes and other ingredients.
Prepare 1 box of spaghetti noodles.
Prepare of Shredded parmesan cheese.
Prepare of Fresh basil.
You need of Chopped green onions.

For the meatballs, mix together the beef, garlic and herbs along with a decent pinch of salt and pepper. Happily, it turns out that achieving spaghetti and meatball bliss doesn't require an Italian grandmother or a trip to your favorite red sauce restaurant; it can happen at home. Actually the EASIEST spaghetti and meatballs is Franco American!! haha! The hubby loves spaghetti and meatballs so I made this for him tonight.

Brad's spaghetti and meatballs instructions

Add all sauce ingredients to a large sauce pan. Bring to a low simmer covered. Simmer for a couple hours covered. Stir often..
Add all meatball ingredients, except parmesan, to a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Cover and chill in the fridge 1-2 hrs..
After sauce simmers a couple hours, take lid off and let sauce reduce 30-45 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Stir often..
Meanwhile, add parmesan to the meat and mix well again. Heat a large fry pan. Keep meat cold while forming large meatballs. In batches, brown meatballs on all sides, put in a large baking dish when done..
At the same time, bring 6 qts water, 1tbs oil, 1 tbs kosher salt to a boil. Add noodles. Cook to AL dente. About 10-11 minutes..
Spoon a little sauce over meatballs. Put in a preheated oven at 425 for 5 minutes..
Drain noodles well, but do not rinse. Place back in pot they were boiled in, mix in 1 cup sauce. Stir well to coat noodles..
Plate noodles. Add more sauce over the top. Place meatballs on top. Garnish with cheese, chopped green onion, and fresh basil. Serve immediately. Enjoy..

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