Sunday, April 20, 2008

Spaghetti with Meatballs




1 pound spaghetti
water
salt


Ingredients for meat balls

1 pound ground chicken ( u can use any meat)
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or pepper jack cheese
salt and pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 tbs oil


Ingredinets for sauce

2 tbs oil
2 cups crushed tomatoes(canned)
4 cloves of garlic(chopped finely)
1/2 onion (chopped finely)
1 tsp red chilli flakes
2 tbs tomato ketchup
1 cup chicken stock or water
1/4 cup grated jack cheese or parmesan cheese


Method
Cook spaghetti as per package directions
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In a bowl add ground meat, salt, cheese, garlic powder, pepper and breadcrumbs Mix everything and make a small balls
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Heat 2 tbs oil in a wide pan add meat balls and cook on a medium flame untill meat is completely cooked ,remove from pan and keep aside
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In a same pan heat 2 more tbs of oil then add chopped garlic, onions,red chilli flakes sautee for 5 min and add crushed tomatoes mix everything and cook for 5min then add 1 cup stock and cook on medium heat for 10 min
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Add meat balls and cheese to the sauce
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Toss hot, drained pasta with a meat ball sauce
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Done serve hot with Roasted Garlic bread to mop the sauce
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17 comments:

Cham said...

Delicious looking Meat ball Sagari, I would love to eat right away ur dish...Beautiful

Cynthia said...

I like the idea of using chicken for the meatballs!

notyet100 said...

will try hv never tried meatball with spa...

Arundathi said...

lovely photos!

Unknown said...

Sagari..this spaghetti looks delicious..nice pic..

Unknown said...

Sagari these meatballs look awesome...gr8 looking photos

Unknown said...

Hey sagari,the chicken meatballs are great idea. They look so welcoming and pictures are amazing

kamala said...

The meat balls look delicious...asusual beautiful pictures

Rosie said...

WOW Sagari your spaghetti & meatballs look SO delicious!!! Wonderful photo of the dish :)

Rosie x

Anonymous said...

The meatballs looks delicious Sagari - can't wait to dig into them!

- Meena(www.hookedonheat.com)

Anonymous said...

Sounds like the perfect spaghetti meal...never tried meatballs with chicken; good idea!

Anonymous said...

Yummy looking meatballs and spaghetti ! Pic is totally drool worthy :)

Unknown said...

That looks so very Delicious Sagari!
The pic is drool worthy :)

Vaishali said...

Sagari, Although I don't eat meat, I definitely love and understand the lure of yummy, slippery spaghetti. I usually pair it with these lovely mushroom veggie meatballs I find at my local Whole Foods. Your pictures are gorgeous.

Swapna said...

Spaghetti looks delicious!!!! your photos looks great!

Anonymous said...

I love chicken meatballs! This is a great recipe! Yummy picture too.

Kalai said...

I love chicken meatballs, too, Sagari! Awesome pics, girl. :)