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Spaghetti & Meatballs

Serves 4
20 minutes
Difficulty Easy
14 Ingredients

Ingredients (serves 4)

500 grams Lean Mince
1 Capsicum - finely cut in small pieces
2 Celery Stalks
1 cup Fresh Bread Crumbs
1 Egg
Salt & Pepper
5 Anchovies
2 TBS Tomato Paste
1TBS Corn Flour
425 grams Crushed Tomatoes
1 cup Vegetable Stock
500ml Red Wine
2 TBS Garlic
Parmesen Cheese

Method

Place Mince, Capsicum, Celery, Bread & Egg in a food processor. Blend until combined. Tip mixture out onto a board. Form balls with approx 1 large teaspoon & place on baking paper. Cook meatballs - BBQ, oven, steamer or WOK until browned & cooked through. Set aside
Cook anchovies & garlic in 2 tbs of oil. Stir to form a paste for approx 3 mins. Add the tomato past & corn flour and stir for 2 mins. Add the wine slowly to paste. Allow to bubble for to minutes. Add crushed tomatoes & stock. Bring to boil, reduce heat, add cooked meatballs & simmer for 30 minutes with the lid off. Check every 5 minutes. Sauce will reduce and be a rich tomato flavour. Season with salt & pepper.
Cook freshly made spaghetti 4 mins, boiling salted water. Cook other pasta according to directions.
Drain cooked pasta. Create a nest with the spaghetti. Add meatballs & sauce. Top with grated parmesan.

23 Comments
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- - mom160270 said
  - 04 Oct 2025
    5:28 pm
Love this recipe. It’s such good comfort food.

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- - nealsq said
  - 27 Nov 2016
    9:34 pm
I’ll do it without the anchovies thanks!

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- - mom112217 said
  - 01 May 2016
    9:59 am
Meatballs are so tasty in spaghetti,love your recipe!

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- - 4littlemunchkins said
  - 10 Oct 2015
    10:26 pm
yum, great simple recipe. Family loved it.

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- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Oct 2015
    6:37 pm
love this classic italian dish. very messy for the kids but a lot of fun

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- - mom152736 said
  - 06 Sep 2015
    11:56 am
looks lovely…

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- - am1979amanda said
  - 30 Aug 2015
    3:19 pm
Love meatballsymy thanks for recipe

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- - mom57808 said
  - 23 Aug 2015
    7:32 am
mmmm so good

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- - coastalkaryn said
  - 16 Aug 2015
    7:59 pm
Your version sounds so much better than mine. Love the use of veges and anchovies… Love Love Love

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- - mom102274 said
  - 28 Jul 2015
    2:51 pm
Spaghetti and meatballs.

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- - K13 said
  - 14 Jul 2015
    7:47 am
anchovies are an interesting addition

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- - EllenG89 said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    10:07 am
Great hearty recipe! Super delicious

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- - am1979amanda said
  - 18 Jun 2015
    11:11 pm
Yummy will try this thanks

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- - mom113055 said
  - 16 Jun 2015
    4:26 pm
looking absouletly awesome

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- - Kell said
  - 09 Jun 2015
    2:58 pm
I think its time for spaghetti and meat balls for dinner!!

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- - meljware said
  - 01 May 2015
    1:58 pm
Always a winner in my household! Will have to give this recipe a try next time I make them. Thanks for sharing!

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- - vanyadhanya said
  - 27 Apr 2015
    6:53 pm
a family favourite

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- - meimei said
  - 27 Apr 2015
    2:08 pm
So tempting your spaghetti meatballs – thank you 🙂

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- - mom94378 said
  - 25 Apr 2015
    10:42 am
nice version of a family favourite, thank you.

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- - mom127676 said
  - 19 Apr 2015
    9:37 am
Mmmm looks amazing. May forgo the anchovies though, not a fan. Thanks for the recipe.
- kahl replied
  
  27 Apr 2015 , 8:41 pm
  An hooves are for flavour only but can be easily left out & still taste delicious!
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