Spaghetti and Three-Way Meatballs

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Homemade meatballs are a treat! These almost melt in your mouth and explode with perfectly melded flavors. Don't be put off by a long list of ingredients – there's really very little hands-on time to make these. If you have leftovers, use them in Smashed Meatball Sandwich (see tip, below).

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces mushrooms
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 slices white bread
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese (1/2 cup grated)
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup chopped parsley
  • 12 ounces ground beef
  • 8 ounces ground turkey
  • 4 ounces ground pork
  • 16 ounces dried spaghetti
  • 4 cups tomato sauce

Cooking Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a food processor fitted with steel blade pulse mushrooms and garlic to finely chop. In a large non-stick skillet on medium high heat heat oil until shimmers. Add mushrooms, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Cook about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until almost all liquid has evaporated.
  2. In a food processor fitted with steel blade pulse bread and cheese until fine.
  3. In large bowl combine mushroom mixture, bread crumb mixture, milk, eggs, parsley, beef, turkey and pork to combine.
  4. Cover two sided cookie sheets with foil and spray with olive oil. Make balls with a little less than 1/4 cup of the mixture and divide them between the prepared cookie sheets. Bake about 20 minutes or until cooked through.
  5. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions and toss with tomato sauce. Top spaghetti with meatballs.

Tips & Tricks

If you made this dish and have 3 meatballs leftover treat someone to a Smashed Meatball Sandwich for lunch. The flavors work perfectly together.

Preparation Time:

20 minutes


Cooking Time:

35 minutes


Ready In:

40 minutes


Servings:

8


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