30 Minute Spaghetti and Meatballs

My kids reallyu like spaghetti so I decided to try this recipe for two reasons.  Number one it looked esay, and number two it was a two parter.  Which means that I do most of the work the first night and then use teh leftoves to make something new the second night.  It was a win, win situation.  This spaghetti sauce was okay, not great. I have made better sauces in the past and if I were making it again I would use one of those sauces.  However the meatballs were divine.  They were really good, this might become my standard meatball recipe.

30 Minute Spahetti and Meatballs

Ingredients

Serves 4

• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds sweet or spicy Italian sausage
• 1 pound lean ground chicken
• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced small
• 2 cans (28 ounces each) whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 pound spaghetti
• 24 small cubes of cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup parmasne cheese
• 1/3 cup bread crumbs
• 1 small yellow onion grated
• 1 egg

Directions

1. Set a large pot of salted water to boil. Remove sausage meat from casings and combine with egg, paramsen cheese, bread crumbs and ground chicken.  Grate one small onion over the mixture.  Roll into 24 balls placing a peice of cheese in the centre of each ball.  Place on cookie sheet lined wiht parchment and bake for 15 - 20 mintues.   
2. Preheat a medium pot with 2 TBSP of olive oil.  Add onion to pan and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, breaking them up as you go, and season with salt and pepper; bring sauce to a boil and cook 5 minutes.
3. Add pasta to water and cook according to package instructions. Simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 7 minutes. Drain pasta.  Reserve 1 1/2 cups sauce and then combine the pasta and the rest of the sauce. 
4. Remove cooked meatballs from the oven and scoop into a small bowl.  Serve the spaghetti with three or four meatballs.