Dinner doesn’t get much easier than this One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs. Dry spaghetti and frozen meatballs cook in a spicy marinara sauce in less than 30 minutes for a family-friendly Italian meal.
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Why you’ll love this recipe
- Store-bought frozen meatballs are cooked from their frozen state, which means you can make this recipe without planning ahead.
- It requires simple and easy-to-stock ingredients.
- Everything cooks together in one pot so cleanup is super easy.
- It is both adult and child friendly.
Ingredient notes
- Marinara sauce – Your favorite brand. I already love Rao’s Marinara.
- Canned diced tomatoes
- Low sodium soup – Beef or chicken soup.
- water – If you want to increase the taste factor, you can replace all or part of the water with red wine.
- spice – Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and crushed red pepper flakes for a little kick.
- spaghetti – Uncooked and broken in half so that they will easily dip in the liquid and cook properly.
- Frozen Italian meatballs – Fully cooked meatballs about 1 to 1-½ inches in diameter. I like the great big bag of Italian Beef Meatballs from Costco, but any brand will do. There is no need to thaw them in advance.
- Fresh parsley
- Grated Parmesan cheese
How to make spaghetti and meatballs in one pot
This is a quick overview of how to make this recipe. You will find detailed instructions on the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Add the marinara, diced tomatoes, broth, water, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and crushed red pepper flakes (if using) to a Dutch oven and place over high heat. Mix in the frozen meatballs.
- Bring the sauce to a boil and add the uncooked spaghetti. Cover and cook until the pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally throughout the cooking time.
- After that, remove the lid and mix in the parsley and half of the parmesan.
- Stir the mixture, sprinkle the remaining parmesan, and you are ready to serve!
It is important to break the spaghetti noodles in half so that they fit in your pot. This way they will be fully immersed in the liquid throughout the cooking time.
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One pot of spaghetti and meatballs
Dinner doesn’t get much easier than this One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs. Dry spaghetti and frozen meatballs cook in a spicy marinara sauce in less than 30 minutes for a family-friendly Italian meal.
Component
- 24 ounces Marinara sauce
- 14.5 courage Diced tomatoes
- 1½ cups Low sodium beef stock or chicken broth
- 1 Goblet water, or red wine
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes, Optional
- 12 ounces Dry spaghetti, Uncooked and broken in half
- 24 1- to 1-½-inch Frozen Fully Cooked Italian Meatballs, No need to thaw (about 1 pound)
- 2 spoons Chopped fresh parsley
- ½ Goblet Grated Parmesan cheese, divided
Instructions
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Add the marinara, diced tomatoes, broth, water, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and crushed red pepper flakes (if using) to a Dutch oven and place over high heat. Mix in the frozen meatballs.
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Bring the sauce to a boil and add the uncooked spaghetti. Cover and cook for 16 to 18 minutes or until the pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally throughout the cooking time.
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Remove the lid and stir in the parsley and half of the parmesan. Garnish with the rest of the parmesan.
diet
Calories: 439 KKL · Carbohydrates: 53 G · protein: 22 G · Fat: 16 G · Saturated fat: 6 G · Polyunsaturated fat: 2 G · Unsaturated fat: 6 G · Cholesterol: 48 mg · sodium: 839 mg · potassium: 910 mg · fiber: 5 G · Sugar: 7 G · vitamin: 796 IU · Vitamin C: 17 mg · calcium: 145 mg · iron: 3 mg
Nutritional information is automatically calculated using generic ingredients, and is an estimate not a guarantee. For more accurate results, please refer to your ingredient labels at home.
