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Spaghetti and meatballs in skillet
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One Pot Spaghetti And Meatballs

One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs is an easy recipe that cooks pasta and homemade meatballs together in a delicious tomato sauce. Ground beef meatballs simmer in a quick homemade sauce and then uncooked spaghetti is added. Skillet spaghetti and meatballs finishes cooking together in one pot for a saucy pasta dinner!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: 4 ingredient beer bread, one pan spaghetti and meatballs, one pot spaghetti and meatballs, skillet spaghetti and meatballs, spaghetti and meatballs recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 607kcal
Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

Meatballs:

Spaghetti and Sauce:

Instructions

Meatballs:

  • Combine ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, ½ tsp. dried basil. ½ tsp. garlic powder and ¼ tsp. kosher salt until blended.
  • Shape into 24 mini meatballs.

Spaghetti and Sauce:

  • In skillet with deep sides, bring crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with their juices, water, ½ tsp. dried basil, ½ tsp. garlic powder and ½ tsp. kosher salt to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Carefully add mini meatballs to the boiling sauce and cook 10 minutes. Meatballs should be submerged in the sauce. If not, stir occasionally.
  • Add spaghetti and boil an additional 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and spaghetti is al dente.
  • Serve with additional grated Parmesan, if desired.

Notes

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
  • Breaking the spaghetti in half makes it fit better in your skillet
  • You can make and shape the mini meatballs ahead and refrigerate until you are ready to cook the recipe
Substitutions
  • You can substitute dried Italian seasoning for the dried basil
  • Substitute ground chicken or ground turkey for the ground beef
  • You can always substitute frozen mini meatballs for the homemade meatballs to save time

Nutrition

Calories: 607kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 759mg | Potassium: 531mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 6mg