AuthorBiteSizedElevate your pasta game with our Spaghetti Meatball Nests. Each bite offers a perfect harmony of savory meatballs and al dente pasta, creating a delightful dish that's both fun and delicious.
Combine bread cubes and milk in a large mixing bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes to soften bread, and then mash with a fork. Mix in the onion, garlic, parmesan cheese, parsley leaves, salt, pepper, bacon, egg yolks, dried basil. Add the ground beef and pork and mix well.
Form into meatballs and arrange on a large plate.
Heat up oil over medium heat and pan-fry meatballs until browned on most sides. Set aside.
Heat pan and saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add Hunt’s Tomato Basil & Cheese Spaghetti Sauce. Season with salt and pepper and let simmer until slightly thickened. Mix in basil. Set aside half of this sauce for the spaghetti nests.
Add meatballs to the remaining sauce in the pan. Simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes, while spooning sauce over the meatballs. Remove dipped meatballs from the sauce. Set aside half of this sauce for the spaghetti nests.
Whisk egg whites and remaining sauce in a mixing bowl. To this, add the cooked spaghetti. Mix well.
Divide evenly among 12 greased/non-stick muffin cups, pressing noodles in the sides to form nests. Bake for 12 minutes at 200°C.
Put one meatball in each nest. Top with more sauce and mozzarella cheese. Bake for 3-5 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Serve with extra sauce and fresh basil on top.
Ingredients
Directions
Combine bread cubes and milk in a large mixing bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes to soften bread, and then mash with a fork. Mix in the onion, garlic, parmesan cheese, parsley leaves, salt, pepper, bacon, egg yolks, dried basil. Add the ground beef and pork and mix well.
Form into meatballs and arrange on a large plate.
Heat up oil over medium heat and pan-fry meatballs until browned on most sides. Set aside.
Heat pan and saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add Hunt’s Tomato Basil & Cheese Spaghetti Sauce. Season with salt and pepper and let simmer until slightly thickened. Mix in basil. Set aside half of this sauce for the spaghetti nests.
Add meatballs to the remaining sauce in the pan. Simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes, while spooning sauce over the meatballs. Remove dipped meatballs from the sauce. Set aside half of this sauce for the spaghetti nests.
Whisk egg whites and remaining sauce in a mixing bowl. To this, add the cooked spaghetti. Mix well.
Divide evenly among 12 greased/non-stick muffin cups, pressing noodles in the sides to form nests. Bake for 12 minutes at 200°C.
Put one meatball in each nest. Top with more sauce and mozzarella cheese. Bake for 3-5 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Serve with extra sauce and fresh basil on top.
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