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Home » Recipes » Dinner » Beef » Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs

Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs

By: Rebecca  |  Published: February 27, 2016  |  Updated: November 13, 2019  |   View Our Affiliate Disclosure Policy

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This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love! via @sugarandsoulco

This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!

This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!

We’re finally getting down to the last couple recipes in the Oscar Recipe Series. Today’s recipe was inspired by my favorite film of the bunch, Brooklyn. It was Matt’s favorite too, and to think he planned on using that theater time for a nap! I haven’t read the book though I’ve wanted to for a long time, but no matter, the movie was absolutely beautiful in every way.

This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!

Heartbreak, healing, happiness, and home are the things that come to mind with this story. It swept me up and made me long for a simpler time and a trip back to Ireland. The film itself is about an Irish girl who moves to America in the 50s to start a new life, after falling in love she receives devastating news from home and has to go back when she develops feelings for another man.

This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!

It’s an incredibly heartfelt performance from Saoirse Ronan who plays Eilis and in my opinion, should take home the statue hands down. We enjoyed Domhnall Gleeson who’s broken out of his Harry Potter role of Ron’s big brother Bill and is in not one, not two, but THREE Oscar nominated films this year! I also think Emory Cohen is a fantastic actor and have loved just about everything he’s been in since The Place Beyond the Pines. He plays Eilis’ New York love interest in the film, an Italian boy with a big family. When Tony invites Eilis over for dinner, the girls in her boarding house teach her how to eat spaghetti because she’s never had it – you use a spoon 😉

This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!

That’s where the inspiration for this recipe came from. Matt actually made this dish for his whole family last weekend and we all LOVED it! The meatballs may not be perfectly round, but they have so much flavor and the sauce in simply bursting with flavor. The recipe itself it a true labor of love with homemade sauce and homemade meatballs – tomatoes crushed by hand and ground beef and pork blended to perfection!

This post is part of my Oscar Recipe Series, check out the other film inspired recipes:

The Best Mashed Potatoes
Orange Marmalade Sweet Rolls
These Billionaire Bars are made with 5 glorious layers of RICH and DECADENT sugary favorites! Shortbread, brownie, caramel, chocolate, and peanut butter frosting combine for the ultimate dessert bar! Everyone will be begging you for the recipe!
Billionaire Bars
Cinnamon Sugar Bannock

Mojito Water
Boston Cream Pie
Funfetti Birthday Cake
Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs

This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!

Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs

Rebecca Hubbell
This Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe is loaded with classic Italian flavor the whole family will love!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins
Total Time 1 hr 35 mins
Course Dinner
Servings 6 -8

Ingredients
  

Sauce:

  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 - 28 oz. canned plum tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil chopped
  • salt and pepper

Meatballs:

  • 1 lbs 80/20 ground beef
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp oregano
  • salt and pepper
  • oil for cooking

Pasta:

  • 2 lbs spaghetti

Garnish:

  • Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

Sauce:

  • In a large pot, add chopped onions, minced garlic, and olive oil and simmer over medium-high heat until onions are translucent.
  • Using your hand, crush the tomatoes over a large bowl and add them to the onions and garlic.
  • Add in thyme, basil, and salt and pepper to taste, simmer for 30-45 minutes over medium heat.

Meatballs:

  • In a large bowl, mix together all of the meatball ingredients by hand, shaping into large 2-inch meatballs.
  • In a high-lipped cooking pan, add some olive oil about 1/4 inch up the side for frying the meatballs. Cook meatballs, turning to get each side until browned, continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Finish cooking off the remaining meatballs

Pasta:

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions, top with sauce, meatballs, and grated parmesan.
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