Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe with Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
Don’t be intimidated by this long list of ingredients, as this is easy spaghetti and meatball recipe is mostly “walk away” time with the sauce and meatballs cooking in the oven. The oven roasting concentrates the tomato sauce flavor and gives it a touch of roasting smokiness. Because tomatoes aren’t in season in the wintertime, I added a can of tomato paste to give it a little more flavor but if tomatoes are in season, taste the sauce first to see if you need the paste. You might not! The addition of fish sauce to the recipe is going to sound weird but trust me when I say that you don’t taste it at all. What you do get is a deeper umami savory flavor from the fish sauce. If you don’t have fish sauce, just skip that part but if you have some floating in the back of your fridge, pull it out and try it. You’ll be surprised at how much it adds to the tomato sauce.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 21 of 22 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 21 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lbs (8-10 medium size) Roma tomatoes
- 2 medium yellow onions
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- 1 medium head of garlic
- 1/2 bunch of fresh basil
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 cup panko crumbs
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 lb ground veal
- 2 medium shallots
- 4 medium garlic cloves
- 1/2 bunch fresh basil
- 1/2 bunch fresh oregano
- 1 bunch fresh chives
- 1/2 cup finely grated Kerrygold Dubliner, Parmesan or Pecorino cheese
- 3 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 lb spaghetti
- fresh grated Kerrygold Dubliner, Parmesan or Pecorino cheese
- finely chopped parsley