Course Main Course, Meat Main Course, Pasta, Veggies
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Ingredients
2tablespoonsolive oil
1poundlean ground beef
1poundground pork
1egg
1/2cupbread crumbsi use progresso Italian
1/2cupgrated parmesan cheese
1tablespoondried basilor 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped
1/4cupdried parsley flakesor 1/2 cup chopped fresh
1teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoonblack pepper
1pinchred pepper flakes
1/4 cupwater
1 and 1/2cupbroccoli florets
1cupchopped carrots
1cupfrozen peas
1/2poundpenne pastaor any other kind YOU like
3cupsmarinara sauceor crushed canned tomatoes or chopped fresh tomatoes
Instructions
First put a large skillet or saute pan on at medium high with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Put all the meatball ingredients in a bowl. That would be everything except the pasta and the veggies. I just grab and mix with my hands, but, you could use a large cooks spoon or a paddle wheel on your countertop mixer. Just enough to get all the ingredients blended together. Don't mix it too long or your meatballs will be tough after they are cooked.
Form the meat into balls that are the size that you want. An ice cream scoop helps keep them all the same size. Put them in the pan as you form them and turn them as they get brown. When they are all browned add the pasta and the veggies.
For the sauce you could use marinara sauce that you might have on hand or some that you had bought off the shelf. (I recommend Barilla or Buitoni) or just go with some chopped up fresh tomatoes.
Mix it up gently and bring it up to a fast simmer. Lower the heat to medium and put a lid on it. Stir it often as it cooks. When the pasta is cooked the way you like it serve up your One Pan Meatballs and Pasta.