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Spaghetti and Meat Balls

  • Prep Time: 20 min.
  • Cook Time: -
  • Serves: 4
Martha Stewart

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Ingredients

  1. 1 large egg
  2. Coarse salt and ground pepper
  3. 1 large onion, finely chopped
  4. 6 garlic cloves, minced
  5. 1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
  6. 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
  7. 8 ounces ground pork
  8. 8 ounces ground dark meat turkey
  9. 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  10. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  11. 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  12. 3/4 pound spaghetti

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 829 kcal
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  • Carbohydrates: 93 g
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  • Dietary Fiber: 7 g
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  • Fat: 29 g
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  • Protein: 47 g
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  • Sugars: 6 g

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Cooking Directions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together egg, 1/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir in half the onion and half the garlic. Add breadcrumbs, cheese, pork, turkey, and 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Mix gently. Form into 16 balls.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the meatballs; brown on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. Cook remaining meatballs in remaining tablespoon oil; remove meatballs.
  3. Add remaining onion; cook over medium-low until soft, about 5 minutes. Add remaining garlic and 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; cook 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes and 3/4 cup water. Return meatballs; cover, and simmer until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove meatballs.
  4. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package direction until al dente. Drain; return to pot. Toss with sauce; serve meatballs on top, sprinkled with more cheese.

Yield: 4 servings

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Italian seasoning is a mixture of dried herbs that usually includes oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary, and sage. You can substitute any combination of those herbs, or just use thyme or oregano.

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  • try this

    sidresa - December 15, 2007 02:11:47 AM PST
    Meat Balls are a great way to hide vegetables from your kids when cooking. I add carrots, broccoli, spinach, brussel sprouts, etc, etc, to my meat ball mix and my kids never know...

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  • meat balls

    dvd_moshure - February 9, 2008 10:07:00 AM PST
    Putting veges in meatballs. Great Idea !

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  • Love/ Hate Relationship with Martha Stewart!

    hjones61108 - May 5, 2008 03:30:47 PM PST
    I love this Spaghetti recipe, it will go into my Martha Stewart Food Recipe collection. I have many, for those of you who have never tried her Lasagna recipe, I swear by it and as I say to others who I have served it to, if you can find another lasagna recipe that is better than hers than I will get down and bow at whose ever feet, and probably kiss them too! Nobody beats Martha at so many recipe's and I love the food network channel and have copied the best, Emeril don't count he is in a class by himself, he's just exquisite to perfection. Martha work is simply perfect.

    Love her for those awesome recipes and hate her because I feel inadequate after watching her create something beautiful out of what I just threw away iin the garbage. Who does Ms. Greatness thinks she is anyway?

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  • Kids Loved It!!

    bushstoopid - June 9, 2008 04:14:47 PM PST
    I was able to use 100% turkey for the meatballs and add 1/2 chopped up head of broccoli (in processor) to the mix for some "hidden" fiber. I also added extra Italian seasoning and 1/2 of a Scotch bonnet for extra zip. Overall, another excellent recipe from Martha Stewart, and one I'll make again.

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  • Faster Version

    ilovemymissymoo - August 13, 2008 01:53:51 PM PST
    I defrosted frozen meatballs instead of making the meatballs and reheated them in the pan with olive oil. I did everything else the same in the recipe. It tastes great and its less hassle and cooks up really quick!

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