Spaghetti & Meatballs Night with Extra Crispy Garlic Bread 🍝🧄
Spaghetti and meatballs is a go-to meal when there’s ground beef in the fridge and not much time to fuss. For the meatballs, I mixed ground beef with breadcrumbs, grated onion, garlic, egg, a splash of milk, and a handful of chopped parsley. Rolling them out and browning them in a hot skillet gets a good crust before simmering in a jar of marinara. The sauce thickens up with all the drippings, which makes it richer.
The garlic bread is a quick fix—just slice up a baguette, slather on a mix of softened butter, minced garlic, and a sprinkle of Italian seasoning, then toast under the broiler until golden. The trick is to keep an eye on it, because it goes from perfect to burnt in seconds.
Pasta gets cooked al dente, tossed in the sauce, and then topped with the meatballs. A little grated parmesan on top pulls it all together. The kitchen smells like garlic and tomatoes for hours after. Not a complicated dinner, but it hits the spot when there’s not much time to plan.
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