Pasta with meatballs in a frying pan

A simple and hearty dish - especially liked by children! Pasta with meatballs in a frying pan diversify the family menu. You can serve them with different sauces, with vegetable slices. They cook quickly, suitable for dinner.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 19 % 9 g
Fats 29 % 14 g
Carbohydrates 52 % 25 g
260 kcal
GI: 13 / 88 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make pasta with meatballs in a frying pan? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Pasta can be used in any shape. Take minced meat from any kind of meat. It can be chicken, beef, pork or mixed minced meat. It is advisable to cook the minced meat yourself in order to be completely sure of its composition.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Dip the pasta in salted boiling water and cook according to the instructions on the package. It usually takes 15-20 minutes. The pasta should become soft.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Place the minced meat in a deep bowl. Add chopped onion, egg, salt and spices to the minced meat. Mix all the ingredients well until smooth.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Heat the frying pan to a hot state and pour a little vegetable oil. Roll small balls out of the meat mass and put them in a frying pan.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Fry the meatballs on low heat for 8-10 minutes so that they become an appetizing golden color on all sides. Then remove the finished meatballs from the pan.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Put the second chopped onion in the same pan and fry it for a couple of minutes to make it softer.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Add tomato paste and garlic passed through the press to the frying pan to the onion.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Mix everything, add 2-3 tablespoons of hot water from the cooked pasta. Warm everything up together for a couple more minutes.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Flip the finished pasta into a colander to drain the excess liquid. It is not necessary to wash them.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Put the finished pasta in a frying pan and mix with the tomato sauce. Lay out the finished meatballs. Mix everything, warm it up for a couple of minutes and remove from the heat. Place the finished dish on plates and serve to the table. Bon appetit!

Important! An incorrectly selected frying pan can ruin even the best recipe. All the details on how to choose the perfect frying pan for different dishes read here .

How to cook pasta properly, how to cook pasta al dente, how to choose a quality product to avoid disappointment and much more, read the article "Pasta and pasta - the subtleties of choice and secrets of cooking" .

Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it. How to determine the roasting temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which one is better not to use at all, read here .

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium, fortified - 337   kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium, dairy - 309   kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium grade, egg - 342   kcal/100g
  • Pasta made from flour of the 1st grade - 333   kcal/100g
  • Pasta made of flour in / with - 338   kcal/100g
  • Boiled pasta - 135   kcal/100g
  • Pasta - 338   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Mixed minced meat - 351   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g

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