Have a look at Chef Stephan Schulz Bacon Wrappped Meatballs in Spaghetti a la Marinara recipe. Bon appetit!
Ingredients:
- Spaghetti Pasta (your favourite store-bought brand)
- Marinara Sauce (your favourite store-bought brand)
- 1 lb of Bacon strips
- 1/2 lb of ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1/4 lb Panko, or breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup of ketchup
- 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese or shredded Mozzarella
- Parsley (Chopped)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Directions:
• Take a baking sheet/pan and place bacon strips on to it then place baking sheet/pan into a cold oven. Set your oven at 350˚F/176˚C and cook bacon until one side is golden brown then flip to other side until done.
Note: make sure bacon does not get crispy and hard at this point.
By cooking bacon with a cold oven to start will render out more of the bacon fat. Once cooked, place the bacon onto a paper towel to absorb the excess fat and set aside.
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Making the Meatballs:
• Take a bowl, add the egg, ketchup, Parmesan or mozzarella, salt/pepper to taste and mix ingredients together.
• Add the beef & Pork to the mixture and mix them together. Take the meat mixture and form it into small to medium sized meatballs with your hands. Note: you can also use an ice cream scoop to form the meatballs.
• Take the flat bacon and wrap the bacon around each meatball. The best way to hold the bacon in place is to put a toothpick through it and then place it onto a clean baking pan.
• Preheat the oven at 400˚F/204˚C and bake between 18 to 25 minutes, until the meatballs are browned and cooked through out, then set aside.
• Cook the spaghetti according to manufacture package recommendation.
• Use store bought canned spaghetti sauce of your choice. Heat the spaghetti sauce in a pot according to the manufacturer’s recommendation (in this recipe I use Marinara sauce), and set aside
To assemble
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce mixture and mix them together. Place the spaghetti on the plate and top the pasta with your bacon wrapped meatballs.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and parmesan cheese, serve and Enjoy!
Chef’s Note: Pasta is the easiest meal to create. Pasta is Pasta, but what you combine with the pasta makes the dish. Although this is a traditional dish, I wrapped bacon around the meatballs for added taste and a boost to the traditional pasta and meatballs – Spaghetti a la Marinara with bacon wrapped meatballs recipe. This dish should soon become a favourite in your household for it’s simplicity and of course it’s great taste…Enjoy!
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