Mamma Leones Style Spaghetti And Meatballs With Mozzarella Recipes

MAMMA LEONE'S-STYLE SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS WITH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• For the sauce, heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat with oil, 6 slow turns of the pan
• Add onions, garlic, salt and pepper, and cook slowly until very soft, 15 minutes, stirring frequently and lowering the heat if the onions begin to brown
• Add tomatoes and break them up, add passata, cheese rind and basil, and simmer at a low bubble for a minimum of 30 minutes
• For the meatballs, sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat until very soft, about 15 minutes
• Add a splash of water if the onions begin to brown; let cool
• Soak the bread in milk for 10 minutes then squeeze out excess liquid and crumble into moist crumbs
• Place meats in a bowl and season with salt and pepper
• Add breadcrumbs and season with allspice or cloves
• Add fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, grated cheeses and eggs to the bowl and mix
• Roll large meatballs about 2 ½-inches in diameter and arrange in a baking dish or casserole; drizzle with EVOO
• (Tip: The meatballs freeze well but do not add mozzarella if freezing them
• ) Bake meatballs at 375 °F for about 15 minutes then cover with about half of the sauce and mozzarella, and bake about 15 minutes more
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to rolling boil, add salt to liberally season water and cook pasta 1-2 minutes less than al dente
• Reserve 1 cup of starchy water and drain pasta
• Toss pasta with half the sauce and add starchy water and more grated cheese if you like
• Drizzle with EVOO to gloss the sauce and pasta once it emulsifies
• Top with torn basil and serve
• Pass meatballs at the table to place on top of pasta

MAMA'S BEST EVER SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs and ½ cup Sauce in medium bowl; shape into 18 meatballs. Bring remaining Sauce to a boil over medium-high heat in 12-inch skillet. Gently stir in uncooked meatballs. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until meatballs are done. Serve over hot spaghetti.

MAMA'S BEST EVER SPAGHETTI AND MOZZARELLA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a large rimmed baking sheet with olive oil.
• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, mozzarella cheese, and garlic in a medium bowl. Use a 1/4 cup measure or ice cream scoop to portion into 12 to 13 meatballs. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Baked until browned and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Bring the Ragu® Sauce to a simmer in a 12-inch skillet. Gently place the cooked meatballs into the sauce. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Ladle some of the sauce over hot pasta and toss to coat. Serve with more sauce and the meatballs with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

MAMA LEONE'S ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE (GOOD FOR MANY USES)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients (except the meat and onions) in a large pot.
• Stir well and bring to a boil. Continue to stir occasionally until it boils, so the cinnamon is incorporated.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook for three to four hours. Continue to stir occasionally. You can speed up this step, if you leave it on a boil, but I think the flavour improves if it is not rushed.
• The sauce needs to cook until it bloops-namely until the sauce splashes out of the pot and makes a bit of a mess on the stove top (or wall in my case).
• Remove and discard the chillies and bay leaves.
• What to do next if you intend to serve this sauce over pasta. Saute the beef until it loses most of its pink colouring, then add the onions and saute until tender.
• Drain off any fat.
• Add meat mixture to cooked sauce and stir well.
• Heat the mixture well, then ladle over pasta.

MAMA'S BEST EVER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Combine ground beef, bread crumbs and egg; shape into 12 meatballs.
• 2. Bring pasta sauce to a boil in 3-quart saucepan. Stir in uncooked meatballs.
• 3. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until meatballs are done. Serve over hot spaghetti.
• 4. Hint...just made this again...kids loved it...and I used more pasta sauce so that there would be plenty of sauce with the noodles and and meat balls. I used a 2 lb jar. And, I made Crispy Garlic Toast to go with it!

MAMA'S BEST EVER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Directions.
• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs and 1/2 cup Sauce in medium bowl; shape into 18 meatballs.
• Bring remaining Sauce to a boil over medium-high heat in 12-inch skillet. Gently stir in uncooked meatballs. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until meatballs are done.
• Serve over hot spaghetti.