Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Spaghetti Pasta

Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Spaghetti Pasta

Exquisite sauce with well-cooked tomatoes with just a little tang, a bit of sweetness and a punch of flavors. With meatballs and spaghetti pasta, this is the MEAL one could ask for!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Meatballs, Pasta, SPaghetti

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2 10

Total Time 2 15

Servings people

Calories 480kcal

Author Niveditha

Equipment

Heavy Bottomed Pan

Ingredients

For Spaghetti Sauce:

800 g Pureed Tomatoes*
1 medium Onion , (approx 120 g)
3 big Garlic Cloves , (25 g)
1 tbsp Mixed Pasta Seasoning
1 tbsp Regular Tomato ketchup , (optional)
4 tsp Fresh Parsley Leaves , minced
1 tsp Salt
1 liter Water
3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese plus extra for serving Grated
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Butter

For the Spaghetti:

250 g Spaghetti
Water for cooking
1 tsp Salt

Instructions

Spaghetti Sauce:

Heat a heavy-bottomed pan with Olive oil and Butter.
Once the butter is melted, add the onions and saute till translucent.
Next, add the garlic and saute for a minute.
Pour in the Tomato puree. Add the pasta seasoning, salt, ketchup, and parsley. Stir to mix.
Add the water, reduce heat to the lowest and let it simmer for 1.5 hours uncovered.
After 1.5 hours, add the parmesan and simmer for another 30 minutes. (Add water if needed to get the desired consistency*)
After 2 hours of simmering, bring the heat up. Add the meatballs, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs is ready to be served over pasta!

Spaghetti Pasta:

Bring a saucepan full of water to a gentle boil.
Add the salt and the spaghetti. Let it cook for 15-20 minutes on high heat.
Strain through a colander. Pass room temperature or cold water over it to stop the cooking.
Serve the spaghetti into individual pasta bowls, top it with spaghetti sauce and meatballs! You can also add all of the spaghetti to the sauce, mix and serve!

Notes

Tomatoes - If you find it hard to source pureed tomatoes, puree 8-10 tomatoes and strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds and skin. Measure afterwards using a weighing scale. If you dont have a scale, use a measuring cup.
Consistency - The consistency of the sauce should be between scoopable consitency and pourable consistency.
Take note that the meatballs will absorb little bit of sauce while simmering.
Check every now and then to avoid scorching.
The pasta and the spaghetti sauce serves 4-5 people.
You can also use Whole wheat spaghetti to make this healthier.
You can easily multiply or diminish this recipe for any number of servings by entering the number of people in the recipe card.

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