Killer Spaghetti and Meatballs
 
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Serves: 6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 pound uncooked spaghetti
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large purple onion chopped
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic minced
  • ¼ cup white cooking wine
  • 1 large can crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cup of cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • ¼ cup balsamic
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • ⅓ cup fresh basil
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine beef, turkey, panko, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and egg with clean hands.
  2. Form into one-inch balls. In a large sauce pan, heat olive oil and brown meatballs evenly on all sides, about ten minutes.
  3. Temporarily transfer cooked meatballs on to a plate.
  4. In the hot pan with residual oil from meatballs, cook onions and garlic with cooking wine for about five minutes or until translucent.
  5. Add crushed tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, oregano, balsamic, honey, basil, salt and pepper.
  6. Simmer for about ten minutes.
  7. Add meatballs to sauce and continue to simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
  8. In a separate pot, bring 6 cups of salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti for about eight minutes or until al dente.
  9. Serve meatballs and sauce on top of spaghetti.
Recipe by Chef Times Two at https://www.cheftimestwo.com/killer-spaghetti-and-meatballs/