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Dinner · 35 minutes

One-Pot Spaghetti Meatballs

Small beef meatballs simmer right in a mellow tomato sauce.

⏱ 35 min👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 400 g minced beef
  • 40 g breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • 500 ml passata
  • 700 ml water
  • 300 g spaghetti, broken in half

How to make it

  1. Mix beef, crumbs, egg, oregano and ½ tsp salt; roll 16 small meatballs. Brown in a wide pot.
  2. Add passata and water; simmer 8 minutes.
  3. Add spaghetti and cook 10–12 minutes, stirring often, until tender.
Little winKeep extra hot water nearby in case the pasta needs it.