There's something just so delicious about biting into rotund, meaty, spiced balls cooked in a rich tomato sauce. MM mm! It's just so satisfying.
My mom would make soup with meatballs and we'd eat it with rice. It was so yummy and so simple. Granted there are some difference between the Chinese meatballs and Italian meatballs but they are equally good. My meatball and pasta is Chinese-inspired as my mom's Chinese meatball recipe includes ginger. So, I added ginger and my own, home-grown, basil leaves as flavoring. And if I may say so, ginger juice and meat goes hand-in-hand too. You can't go wrong there.
This is a very quick and delicious meatball recipe that goes with any pasta. I used Fusili because it is fast to cook. Check out the recipe after the jump!
Quick and Easy Meatballs Recipe
This recipe feeds 2-3 people, recipe can easily be doubled.
250grams of chicken breast, minced. You can use pork, beef and/or veal, if you please.
1 tablespoon of parmesan
2 tablespoon of breadcrumbs
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger and juice
10 leaves of basil, chopped
a pinch of flour
1 egg
dried red chili flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
Sauce:
1 cup of marinara sauce
Any shape of pasta, follow the cooking method on the package.
Method:
1. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together very well.
2. Shape the meat mixture into 1-inch balls.
3. Heat pan with some olive oil and sear the meatballs. Turning them over too cook evenly.
4. Once the meatballs are browned evenly on all sides, add the marinara sauce in and cook the meatballs with the marinara sauce on a simmer for about 5-10 minutes.
5. Pour meatballs over your pasta and serve hot with some crumbly bread.
You can easily make this a very sumptuous meal by adding a bit of red wine to the marinara sauce while the meatballs bath in it luxuriously. And try using a different pasta or maybe sprinkle the pasta with some parmesan shavings. Or better yet, bake the meatballs in the tomato sauce with a nice chunk of mozzarella on top of each meatballs and serve when the cheese melts.
Yea..that sounds pretty good to me too.
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10 Responses to "The Quick and Easy Meatballs Pasta"Looks really delicious and so simple. I'm going to try this one day. Thanks :)
You're welcome, and yes, meatballs are awesome!
Delicious! I love meatballs - making them and eating them!
That makes the two of us! :)
Huge fan of using sausage and veal in my meatballs.
Never tried making them with ginger and going to have to give that a shot.
Mm..sausage filling rolled into meatballs is a classic! I wish I had some sausages in casings when I made this. :)
I like fusili cos it is easier to eat too - a spoon is just enough! :p
I agree :)
Love meatball pasta! :)
Mmmm... love the addition of grated ginger and chili flakes.
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