Spaghetti and Chipotle Meatballs

Method5 steps · about 1 hr 5 min

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   Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

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   Step 2: Mix the ground beef (2 pounds), chipotle peppers with the adobo sauce, green onions (1 bunch), bread crumbs (¼ cup), garlic powder (1 ½ teaspoons), salt (1 ½ teaspoons), and pepper together in a bowl until evenly mixed. Roll the mixture into balls the size of cherry tomatoes. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet.

   Uses 2 pounds ground beef · 1 (7 ounce) can minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or to taste · 1 bunch green onions, minced · ¼ cup bread crumbs · 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder, or to taste · 1 ½ teaspoons salt, or to taste · 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper, or to taste

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   Step 3: Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 30 minutes.

   Bake meatballs · 30 minUses shaped meatballs

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   Step 4: While the meatballs bake, bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and return to a boil. Cook until tender but still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.

   Approximate spaghetti cooking · 12 minUses 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti

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   Step 5: Pour the spaghetti sauce in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook until hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the cooked meatballs and stir to coat. Ladle over the drained spaghetti and top with the grated Parmesan cheese (¼ cup) to serve.

   Uses 1 (15 ounce) can spaghetti sauce · ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese · baked meatballs · drained cooked spaghetti