Rao's Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor, while a cheese blend can be more budget-friendly.

Put your pan on medium heat.

Add olive oil to the pan and spread it around.

Add the meatballs to the pan and brown them, moving them around with a spoon or spatula.

Once browned, move the meatballs to the side of the pan.

Add 4 cloves of garlic to the pan.

Keep the pan heat between low and medium.

Add diced tomatoes to the pan and stir everything together, keeping the meatballs warm on the side.

Add 24 ounces of Rao's tomato basil to the pan and mix in the meatballs, garlic, and tomatoes.

Cover the pan and cook on low to medium heat for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

After 1 hour, lower the heat to low, stir, cover again, and cook for another hour.

After 2 hours, check the sauce and meatballs; they should be ready.

Prepare boiling water for the pasta and add salt.

Add 1 pound of Rao's homemade spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for 13 minutes.

After 13 minutes, drain the spaghetti.

Plate the spaghetti and top it with the sauce and meatballs.

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