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Fettuccine with Meatballs & Tomato Sauce
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18 INGREDIENTS • 12 STEPS • 45MINS

Fettuccine with Meatballs & Tomato Sauce

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7 ratings
Tubed tomato paste is full of deep, savory flavors and when cooked out with aromatics can be the perfect, time saving hack for creating a rich, tomato pasta sauce in no time at all!
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Tubed tomato paste is full of deep, savory flavors and when cooked out with aromatics can be the perfect, time saving hack for creating a rich, tomato pasta sauce in no time at all!
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45MINS

Total Time

$10.59

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
4
us / metric
Meatballs
Ground Beef
1 lb
Ground Beef
Egg
1

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Eggland's Best Classic Egg, beaten
White Onion
3/4
White Onion
Ground Cumin
1 tsp

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Simply Organic Cumin Seed, Ground
Garlic
4 cloves
Garlic
Vegetable Oil
4 Tbsp
Vegetable Oil, divided
Plain Greek Yogurt
2 Tbsp
Plain Greek Yogurt
Breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp
Breadcrumbs
Salt
to taste
Salt
Ground Black Pepper
to taste

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Simply Organic Black Pepper, Medium Grind
Tomato Sauce
White Onion
1/4
White Onion
Garlic
2 cloves
Garlic
Olive Oil
2 Tbsp
Olive Oil
Tomato Paste
1 tube
(130 g)
Tomato Paste
Pasta
Fettuccine
1 lb
Fettuccine
fresh or dried
Parmesan Cheese
1 1/4 cups
Parmesan Cheese, grated
Water
16 cups
Water
up to 6 quarts
Salt
4 Tbsp
Salt

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
1079
Fat
49.3 g
Protein
58.4 g
Carbs
102.5 g
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Cooking Instructions

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step 1
Finely dice White Onion (3/4) and Garlic (4 cloves).
step 2
Add Vegetable Oil (2 Tbsp) to a frying pan on medium-high heat. Saute onions, garlic, and Simply Organic Cumin Seed, Ground (1 tsp) for 5 minutes.
step 3
Season onion mixture with Salt (to taste) and Simply Organic Black Pepper, Medium Grind (to taste) before setting aside to cool.
step 4
Combine Ground Beef (1 lb), Eggland's Best Classic Egg (1), cooked onions and garlic, Breadcrumbs (2 Tbsp), Plain Greek Yogurt (2 Tbsp), Salt (to taste), and Simply Organic Black Pepper, Medium Grind (to taste).
step 5
Form golf-ball sized meatballs.
step 6
Heat Vegetable Oil (2 Tbsp) in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry in batches for 2 minutes on each side. Set aside.
step 7
In a heavy pot, bring Water (16 cups) to a boil. Salt (4 Tbsp), and then add Fettuccine (1 lb) to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes less than package instructions.
step 8
Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
step 9
In the same pan, saute White Onion (1/4) and Garlic (2 cloves) in Olive Oil (2 Tbsp) for 2 minutes until soft. Add the whole tube of Tomato Paste (1 tube) and fry off for another 5 minutes.
step 10
Once pasta is done cooking, add the pasta water into the tomato paste mixture until loosened.
step 11
Using tongs, add the pasta to the tomato sauce. Add meatballs. Season with Salt (to taste) and Simply Organic Black Pepper, Medium Grind (to taste).
step 12
Serve with Parmesan Cheese (1 1/4 cups).

Tags

American
Beef
Comfort Food
Date Night
Shellfish-Free
Dinner
Pasta
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