5 Ingredient Meatball Carbonara
Recipe: #36598
March 11, 2021
Categories: Pork Sausage Spaghetti, Spinach, Italian, Italian Dinner, more
"From our weekday newspaper The West Australian."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (350.8 g)
- Calories 730.3
- Total Fat - 32.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.8 g
- Cholesterol - 122.6 mg
- Sodium - 666.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 66.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
- Sugars - 2.7 g
- Protein - 43.2 g
- Calcium - 331.5 mg
- Iron - 3.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 14.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions and then drain, reserving 1/3 cup cooking liquid.
Step 2
Meanwhile, squeeze sausage mince from casings and roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls.
Step 3
Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat and cook meatballs, in batches, turning for 5 to 6 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
Step 4
Add cream and reserved cooking liquid and bring to the boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly and then add 1/2 cup parmesan and stir until smooth and combined, now add pasta and spinach. and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach wilts and pasta is coated in sauce. Serve sprinkled with remaining parmesan.
Tips
No special items needed.