The best meatballs which everyone will love! These meatballs are full of fresh flavours with a mix of beef and pork, ricotta and lots of fresh herbs. They go perfectly with pasta for an easy and delicious Spaghetti and Meatballs!
For the meatballs
For the pasta sauce
To serve
For the meatballs
For the pasta sauce
To serve
USING DIFFERENT HERBS AND SPICES
* My recipe above uses herbs and spices which I always have to hand, but you can easily substitute with your favourite herbs and spices.
* I always use fresh herbs in my cooking (thanks to my herb garden), but dried herbs also work great as a substitute. I recommend using dried oregano or dried Italian seasoning.
* For a spicy kick, I recommend adding a teaspoon of dried chilli flakes to both the meatballs and sauce.
STORAGE & REHEATING
* Any leftovers can be kept in the fridge for several days, or in the freezer in suitable containers or zip-lock freezer bags.
* When reheating, the sauce will be thicker than usual. I recommend thinning the sauce with some boiling water, or by adding some tomato passata or canned tomatoes to the sauce.
FREEZER TIPS
The meatballs can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer. I generally double the meatball recipe (half to serve right away, half to freeze for later), brown all of the meatballs as per the recipe, let the meatballs cool, and then freeze the partially-cooked meatballs in zip-lock freezer bags. Defrost the meatballs overnight in the fridge. Make the tomato sauce as per the recipe, add the defrosted meatballs to the sauce, and continue as per the recipe.
CONVERSIONS
To convert from cups to grams, and vice-versa, please see this handy Conversion Chart for Basic Ingredients.
View the recipe online: https://eatlittlebird.com/spaghetti-and-meatballs/