Spaghetti and Meatballs with 'Nduja | Valentine's Day

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For the Meatballs:

• 2 cups homemade stale rustic-style white breadcrumbs
• Milk, to moisten bread (about ¾ cup)
• 1 ½ pounds ground beef, 85%
• ½ pound ground pork
• Salt and pepper
• 1 egg
• ½ cup flat-leaf parsley (a generous handful), finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, grated
• 6 ounces 'nduja
• ½ cup EACH grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and pecorino cheeses
• 3 tablespoons EVOO

For the Sauce and to Serve:

• 3 tablespoons EVOO
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• Salt
• 3 cloves garlic, grated or chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground or flakes pepperoncini/red pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup Italian red wine
• 2 cups beef stock or bone broth
• 1 jar (3 cups) passata
• One 28-ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
• A handful of basil, torn
• 1 pound spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

","preparation":"

Serves: 4

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

For the meatballs, combine all ingredients, roll meatballs about 2 ½ inches wide and bake on sheet pan until lightly browned, about 18 minutes.

For the sauce, heat EVOO, 3 turns of the pan, over medium heat in a large, deep nonstick pan or Dutch oven. Add onions and sweat them with salt, add garlic, oregano and red pepper, then stir in tomato paste for 1 minute. Add red wine and reduce by half. Add stock, passata and tomatoes and break them up. Add basil and bring to a bubble, then add lightly roasted meatballs and simmer 20 minutes.

Season water with salt and cook pasta a minute less than package directions. Reserve ½ cup of the starchy water just before draining pasta.

Remove the meatballs to serving bowl and top with about 1/3 of the sauce.

Toss pasta with butter, cheese and sauce and transfer to a second serving bowl.

","tags":"Rachael Ray Show, Pasta, Valentine's Day, Comfort Food, Dinner, Quick + Easy","publishDate":"2022-02-14T12:00:00Z","status":"Publish","author":"Rachael Ray","externalUrl":"https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/recipes/spaghetti-and-meatballs-with-nduja-valentines-day-rachael-ray"}