Spaghetti With Homemade Meatballs

This "Spaghetti With Homemade Meatballs," recipe is perfect for dinner any night of the week, there's just something about pasta that we can't get enough of. Whether it be spaghetti and meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, lasagna, minestrone soup or pasta salad we never bore of the favorite ingredient used all over the world.

There's something about the aroma of spaghetti and meatballs floating through the house, that make it hard to resist. One fun fact that not everyone knows is that according to the Smithsonian, this pasta dish didn't actually originate from Italy, rather it was Southern immigrants to the United States that created this Italian American dish, inspired by the pulpits of Italy, and made much bigger because they could not afford more meat, so they made the meatballs with more meat than bread in them. This dish can be served with some salad and garlic bread on the table for the perfect feast.

Some of the ingredients you will need for the meatball recipe include ground beef, ground pork, minced garlic, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and seasoning. Some of the ingredients needed for the sauce recipe include diced onion, minced garlic, seasoning, and fresh basil leaf cut into strips. Of course you'll also need some spaghetti cooked al dente. To start you will mix the meat, garlic, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, egg, seasonings, and a splash of milk in a large bowl. Combine the mixture with your hands, then chill the meatball mixture for 15 to 30 minutes so it firms up. Get a cookie sheet and dab some water or milk on your fingers (so the mixture won't stick to your hands), then roll the mixture into meatballs that are about 1 1/2 inches and place them on the cookie sheet. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat, and add half the meatballs to the skillet, turning them regularly until they are browned, them remove them and let them drain on a paper towel.

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