Spaghetti and Meatballs

This is how I do my spaghetti and meatballs. I don't know if it's right... haha just kidding...what is "right" anyway? We think these meatballs are delicious here in the Baker home. We're also big fans of Ragu Traditional Sauce. You can use your own homemade sauce recipe in this if you prefer. You can also make your life quick and easy by using the jar ;-)

-1 lb. ground beef
-1/4 c. barbecue sauce
-1/4 c. ketchup
-1 egg
-2/3 c. Italian Bread Crumbs
-1/4 t. garlic powder
-1/4 t. pepper
-1 jar spaghetti sauce
-1 pkg. spaghetti noodles
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat egg in a mixing bowl. Add in barbecue sauce, ketchup, garlic powder, and pepper. Mix well. Now add in hamburger and stir until all the meat is broken up and combined with the wet mixture. Mix in bread crumbs. Pour a little bit of sauce in the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish, just until the bottom is covered. Roll beef into 1-2 inch balls, depending on how big you like your meatballs. Place meatballs in the pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, get a pot of water on the stove to boil for the spaghetti noodles. Boil until noodles are done, according to package directions. Take pan out of the oven and flip meatballs to coat the other side with sauce. Bake for another 10 minutes or until done (meatballs are no longer pink). While meatballs are finishing up, strain water off of noodles. Heat remaining sauce in the microwave or on the stove. Serve (noodles on a plate, spoon sauce, top with meatballs).
*Just a little note about these meatballs... They aren't the "spongy" type of meatball. We don't like that. If you do though, just add a little milk to your liquid mixture while making the meatballs!

Meatball mixture

Pour sauce in pan

Place meatballs in pan.

Bon Appetit!

**I usually halve this recipe because we simply don't need as many meatballs as a whole pound of hamburger makes. I still use 1 egg though. We also like ours pretty saucy so I still use a whole jar of sauce, too. I usually go ahead and boil the whole package of noodles and just put leftover noodles in a large ziploc bag in the fridge for another meal. When you want to use them again, put them in a pot of very hot water and let them sit in there to warm up. Then continue on with your recipe as usual.