Spaghetti With Homemade Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, finely diced
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups torn pieces crustless bread (1/2-inch pieces)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/4 cup chpped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
• 5 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 7 cups tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 lbs spaghetti, cooked and drained
• grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, for serving

Recipe

• 1 in large saute pan over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoons oil. add onion and salt; cook 10 minutes. add garlic, cook 1 minute. let cool. in bowl, combine bread and buttermilk. add beef, onion mixture, parsley, thyme, 2 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 teaspoons pepper; mix with hands until cohesive. form into 10 meatballs. stuff cheese cubes into center of each on; reroll meatball.
• 2 in same pan over medium-high heat, warm 2 tablespoons oil. brown meatballs in 2 batches, 8 minutes per batch. transfer to plate. pour tomato sauce into pan; add meatballs. simmer over medium heat, turning meatballs once, until cooked through, 25-30 minutes. serve spaghetti in bowls; top with sauce and meatballs. pass cheese alongside.