President Biden's Spaghetti And Meatballs

30m
Prep Time
59m
Cook Time
1h 29m
Ready In

Recipe: #43243

July 23, 2024



"He chooses a meal similar to this when he's out. His meatballs are probably homemade at this point."

Original is 8 servings
  • Sauce
  • Topping

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (347.9 g)
  • Calories 393.4
  • Total Fat - 9.4 g
  • Saturated Fat - 4.3 g
  • Cholesterol - 17.8 mg
  • Sodium - 781.9 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 60.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1.5 g
  • Sugars - 1.8 g
  • Protein - 20.1 g
  • Calcium - 350.1 mg
  • Iron - 3.2 mg
  • Vitamin C - 6.6 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.4 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Cook pasta in heavily salted boiling water until al dente, drain, saving 1/2 cup pasta water.

Step 2

Sauce: In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

Step 3

Add the onion and cook until the onion is soft and translucent, 3–5 minutes.

Step 4

Add garlic, don't burn.

Step 5

Drain one can of tomatoes, discarding the liquid. Add the drained and full remaining can of tomatoes and salt to taste.

Step 6

Using a wooden spoon or potato masher, break up the tomatoes.

Step 7

Add meatballs and pasta water.

Step 8

Then simmer for 20 minutes, until tightened.

Step 9

Turn off the heat, and stir in the basil.

Step 10

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 11

Pour onto spaghetti that you have put on plates.

Step 12

Divide meatballs between plates.

Step 13

Add cheeses to top to taste.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

lazyme

This was quick, simple, and good. I think I diced the mozzarella a little too big because it melted in globs. lol. I think I'll use shredded mozzarella next time. Thanks for another good recipe, Dee.

5.0

review by:
(31 Jul 2024)

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