Homemade Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs
Awesome baked spaghetti and meatballs! Well worth the time!
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- 2eggs
- ¼cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
- 1¼ pounds ground beef
- ¾tablespoon dried oregano, divided
- ¾tablespoon garlic powder, divided
- ¾tablespoon ground black pepper, divided
- ¾tablespoon dried basil, divided
- 1tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
- 1onion, chopped
- 2(6.5 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1(6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1(6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
- 1(14 ounce) package spaghetti
- ¼cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Step 2
Mix eggs and bread crumbs together in a bowl. Add ground beef. Add 1/2 of the oregano, garlic powder, black pepper, and basil. Mix well. Shape into meatballs that are about 1 inch in diameter.Step 3
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook meatballs in the pan with onion until golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, mushrooms, and remaining oregano, garlic powder, black pepper, and basil. Simmer for about 10 minutes.Step 4
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.Step 5
Place spaghetti into a 9x13-inch baking pan and pour sauce evenly over the top. Top with Parmesan cheese and cover with aluminum foil.Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.