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Recipe by Sara Wasserman

Meatballs in Spaghetti Nests

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Meat Meat
Easy Easy
6 Servings
Allergens
40 Minutes
Diets

No Diets specified

No child can refuse this dish: Falafel-flavored meatballs in spaghetti nests. It’s fun to prepare and fun to eat.

Ingredients

For Meatballs

  • 1 lb (450 g) ground meat or chicken

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed or 2 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic

  • 1 slice of bread, soaked in water

  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin

  • 1/2 teaspoon Gefen Paprika

  • salt, to taste

  • pepper, to taste

  • oil, for deep-frying

For Nests

  • 1/2 teaspoon grill spice or cumin

  • salt, to taste

  • pepper, to taste

Directions

Prepare the Meatballs

1.

Combine ground meat with eggs, garlic, bread, and seasonings. Mix well.

2.

Heat oil for deep-frying in a small saucepan. Use wet hands to form meat mixture into balls.

3.

Gently place in hot oil and fry 2–3 minutes, until golden. Remove and drain on paper towels.

Prepare the Nests

1.

In a medium bowl, combine tomato, tomato sauce, garlic, sugar, and seasonings. Remove ¼ cup of mixture and set aside. Mix remaining sauce with spaghetti.

2.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius). Grease 12 muffin cups and arrange the spaghetti around the walls of each muffin cup to form a nest.

3.

Place a meatball in the center of each muffin cup. Pour on a bit of the reserved tomato mixture. Bake for 20 minutes.

Notes:

Don’t remove the nests from the muffin tin until they’re completely cool.
Meatballs in Spaghetti Nests

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Idit Cohen
Idit Cohen
4 years ago

Meatballs in Spaghetti Nests Do you recommend eating these hot (reheated) or at room temp?

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Raquel
Raquel
Reply to  Idit Cohen
4 years ago

I think they would be good either way. They are probably better hot and straight from the oven. If you are serving them as a buffet I am sure they are still good at room temperature.

Nathalie Lax
Nathalie Lax
5 years ago

Meatball in spaghetti nests Will the nests keep their shape when reheated?

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Cnooymow{shman
Cnooymow{shman
Reply to  Nathalie Lax
5 years ago

If you heat it carefully. I don’t see why not.

Esty Klein
Esty Klein
6 years ago

Meatball and spaghetti nest How does this freeze ?

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Cnooymow{shman
Cnooymow{shman
Reply to  Esty Klein
6 years ago

It should freeze pretty well!