Spaghetti and meatballs is definitely a favorite dish at many dinner tables. Although it tastes delicious, sometimes you’ve just had enough of the same old, same old. So here’s a way to take the classic recipe and give it a twist. Why not flip the whole thing on its head? Instead of making spaghetti with meatballs, try making a giant meatball filled with spaghetti!
Giant Meatball Filled with Spaghetti
Equipment
- Oven-safe bowl
- Aluminum Foil
Ingredients
- 5 oz spaghetti cooked al dente
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic chopped
- 6 cups tomatoes in sauce
- handful of fresh basil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pinch chili
- 1 tsp oregano dried
- 40 oz ground beef
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp water
- 2/3 cup bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- parmesan cheese to sprinkle
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti until the noodles are al dente, then drain the water and set aside.
- Mix the olive oil, tomatoes, basil, salt, pepper, garlic, chili, and oregano together. Stir well.
- Pour about 1.5 cups of sauce over the spaghetti noodles and mix well. Hang on to the remainder of the sauce, you'll need it a little later.
- Mix the ground beef with the onions, parsley, eggs, and garlic. Then add the salt, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and water to the bowl. Once everything is mixed well, set 1/3 of the meat mixture aside in a separate bowl.
- Cover an oven-safe bowl in aluminum foil and put the remaining 2/3 meat in it. Use your hands to shape the meat to the shape of the bowl, leaving a hole in the middle (the spaghetti will go here). Make sure the walls are thick enough so it won't collapse later.
- Add the spaghetti noodles and use the remaining meat to seal the top of the meatball. It's important to make sure it is well sealed.
- Heat your oven to 350ºF and surround your meatball with foil. Leave a small hole in the top of the foil to allow some heat to escape. Bake your meatball for 1 hour.
- If there is too much excess liquid, carefully drain it off before gently flipping your meatball onto a large serving platter. Drizzle the rest of the sauce over the top of the meat and add a finishing touch of parmesan.
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Not only is it delicious, but it offers quite the surprise when you cut it open in front of guests or family members. A real treat for the eyes, as well as the the palate!