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BA's Best Spaghetti and Meatballs
Saying these are better than our nonna’s would be a bad idea, but she’ll never know if we just think it…
Updated at: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:48:44 GMT
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Ingredients
4 servings
¼ cupolive oil
6garlic cloves
thinly sliced
2 sprigsbasil
2 x 28 ouncecans whole peeled tomatoes
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
3slices white sandwich bread
thick, crusts removed
2eggs
large, beaten to blend
2garlic cloves
finely chopped
⅓ cupwhole-milk ricotta
fresh
¼ cupprosciutto
finely chopped
¼ cupparsley
finely chopped
⅓ cupParmesan
grated, plus more
¾ teaspoonfennel seeds
¾ teaspoondried oregano
½ teaspoonground nutmeg
½ teaspoonblack pepper
finely ground
¼ teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
1 ¼ teaspoonskosher salt
plus more
1 poundground beef chuck
preferably 20% fat
2 tablespoonsolive oil
plus more
12 ouncesspaghetti
basil
Torn, for serving, optional
mortar and pestle
spice mill
Instructions
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