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Creamy Pasta with Meatballs

This is like pasta with meatballs for grown ups!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: meatballs and pasta
Servings: 6
Author: Olya Shepard

Ingredients

For the meatballs:

  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoon milk
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 10 oz. ground beef
  • 10 oz. ground pork

For the sauce:

  • 5 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoon flour
  • 2.5 cups beef broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Pasta:

  • 8 oz pasta, (such as fettuccine, pappardelle or egg noodles)

Instructions

TO MAKE MEATBALLS:

  • In a medium bow, combine panko bread crumbs and milk and allow bread crumbs to soak up milk.
  • While the bread crumbs are soaking, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large pan on medium high. Add chopped onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and oregano and sauté for another minute. Remove from heat.
  • Add sautéed onion/garlic/oregano mixture from the step above to the bowl with the soaked bread crumbs. Add salt and pepper and 1 egg. Combine using a wooden spoon until the entire egg is mixed in. Next add ground beef and pork and mix everything well.
  • Using a tablespoon for measuring and your hands for rolling, start making those meatballs. I just rolled them between my palms and got 18 average size meatballs. You should get anywhere between 12 small to 20 large meatballs.
  • On medium high heat, brown meat balls on all sides, carefully turning so they don't break apart. Reduce heat to medium and make sure to cook them for about 10 more minutes, making sure they are not raw inside. Remove meatballs and put them on a large plate.

TO MAKE SAUCE:

  • Reduce heat to low and add 4 tablespoons butter to hot pan (same pan as before). Once butter is melted, whisk in flour and cook for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
  • Add in beef broth and simmer for 2 minutes. Next add in heavy cream, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard. Simmer until sauce thickens just a bit. Taste it and add salt and pepper if necessary (depends on whether your broth is sodium free or not).
  • COMBINING MEATBALLS WITH SAUCE: Add meatballs into sauce, cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.

PASTA:

  • While the meatballs are simmering with the sauce, cook pasta in salted water according to the package instructions.

Add cooked pasta into the skillet with the sauce and meatballs. Stir to combine and serve hot.

    Nutrition Facts
    Creamy Pasta with Meatballs
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    693
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    48
    g
    74
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    23
    g
    144
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    175
    mg
    58
    %
    Sodium
     
    850
    mg
    37
    %
    Potassium
     
    522
    mg
    15
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    38
    g
    13
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    2
    g
    2
    %
    Protein
     
    25
    g
    50
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    920
    IU
    18
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    2.5
    mg
    3
    %
    Calcium
     
    90
    mg
    9
    %
    Iron
     
    2.9
    mg
    16
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Vitamin A
     
    920
    IU
    18
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    2.5
    mg
    3
    %
    Calcium
     
    90
    mg
    9
    %
    Iron
     
    2.9
    mg
    16
    %

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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