Spaghetti with Meatballs

Health score
31%
Spaghetti with Meatballs
50 min.
6
627kcal

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Ingredients

  • cup bread crumbs 
  • 28 ounce canned tomatoes chopped canned
  • 28 ounce canned tomatoes crushed peeled canned
  • pound pasta like spaghetti cooked
  •  eggs 
  • servings basil fresh for garnish
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic minced
  • cloves garlic 
  • 0.3 pound ground pork 
  • 0.3 pound ground veal 
  • 0.5 pound ground beef lean
  • cup olive oil 
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • tablespoon parsley italian chopped
  • cup pecorino cheese freshly grated
  • servings salt and pepper 
  • 0.3 pound sausage sweet
  • teaspoon shallots minced
  • cup water 

Equipment

  • paper towels
  • pot

Directions

  1. To make sauce, saute garlic in olive oil until just brown.
  2. Add both cans of tomatoes with liquid and let simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Break casing of sausage to release meat. Form meatballs by mixing sausage meat with ground beef, pork and veal, egg, cheese, parsley, garlic, and shallots.
  3. Add in bread crumbs until fully incorporated.
  4. Add in water until mixture is moist and holds together. Form into balls.
  5. Heat oil in a large pot and fry meatballs in batches, making sure to brown all sides.
  6. Remove and drain on paper towel.
  7. Place meatballs in sauce and continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
  8. Serve sauce and meatballs on top of pasta.

Nutrition Facts

Calories627kcal
Protein22.29%
Fat41.49%
Carbs36.22%

Properties

Glycemic Index
61.92
Glycemic Load
16.62
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
32.665652233621%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
1.47mg
Luteolin
0.05mg
Kaempferol
0.02mg
Myricetin
0.16mg
Quercetin
0.07mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:627.17kcal
31.36%
Fat:29.34g
45.14%
Saturated Fat:9.39g
58.66%
Carbohydrates:57.63g
19.21%
Net Carbohydrates:50.28g
18.29%
Sugar:13.41g
14.9%
Cholesterol:110.76mg
36.92%
Sodium:1060.51mg
46.11%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:35.47g
70.95%
Selenium:44.05µg
62.93%
Vitamin B3:10mg
50.02%
Manganese:1mg
49.93%
Phosphorus:478.65mg
47.86%
Vitamin B6:0.89mg
44.48%
Vitamin B1:0.63mg
41.77%
Iron:7.19mg
39.96%
Vitamin K:40.83µg
38.88%
Copper:0.71mg
35.67%
Zinc:5.29mg
35.24%
Potassium:1185.57mg
33.87%
Vitamin E:5.07mg
33.8%
Calcium:332.99mg
33.3%
Vitamin C:27.05mg
32.79%
Vitamin B2:0.51mg
29.77%
Fiber:7.34g
29.37%
Vitamin B12:1.71µg
28.46%
Magnesium:104.09mg
26.02%
Vitamin B5:1.88mg
18.76%
Folate:71.64µg
17.91%
Vitamin A:855.16IU
17.1%
Vitamin D:0.51µg
3.42%