“A perfect stew of spaghetti and meatballs, cooked in juicy tomato sauce.”
Odelia Azoulay
Original Recipe Author
If there’s one thing we all have in common when we enjoy a good meal, it’s we want to eat it again! The problem is, what do we do if that dish is only served in a restaurant?
Fortunately for those of you who fell in love with the infamous Olive Garden spaghetti and Meatballs, we’ve got you covered with a recipe replica!
This recipe is super easy to prepare and tastes just as impressive as the one you have in the restaurant—even without the culinary experience!
So, are you ready to try it out? Let’s begin!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Olive Garden Spaghetti And Meatballs
Is the cooking time enough for the meatballs, too?
The meatballs are bite-sized; hence, they get cooked much faster than you think.
Featured Review
“Small meatballs… even less than 13 minutes. Came out perfect!”
Lev Mazouz Kalifa
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package spaghetti/pappardelle (cooked (400 g))
Meatballs:
- 1 lbs. ground beef (½ kg)
- A bushel of parsley (chopped)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- ½ cup Matzah meal (for softer meatballs – replace with breadcrumbs)
- A pinch of salt
- Soup mix (to taste)
- Ras El Hanout spice (to taste)
- Black pepper (to taste)
- Cinnamon (to taste)
- Cumin (to taste)
- Some oil
Sauce:
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 small can tomato paste (125 g)
- 5 garlic cloves (chopped)
- Soup mix
- A pinch of salt
- Black pepper (to taste)
- Cumin (to taste)
- Sugar (to taste)
- Paprika (to taste)
- Boiling water
Instructions
Meatballs:
- Mix all the meatball ingredients together using some latex or PE gloves until you’re sure everything is thoroughly combined.
- Oil your gloved hands and form small balls from the meat.
- Place the balls aside until the sauce is ready.
Sauce:
- In a large pan, fry your onions until they turn golden.
- Pour the tomato paste and stir, then add the garlic cloves and paprika.
- Keep frying while mixing everything.
- Slowly pour boiling water, soup mix, salt, black pepper, cumin and sugar.
- Add the meatballs to the boiling sauce.
- Let it cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the pre-cooked spaghetti/pappardelle.
- Mix everything thoroughly to ensure the spaghetti is covered with the sauce.
- Bring the heat down and cook for another three minutes while stirring.
- Turn off the stove, serve, and enjoy!
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