Penne and Meatballs All'Arrabbiata

Penne and Meatballs All'Arrabbiata

Penne pasta tossed in a spicy homemade tomato sauce with big meatballs makes this a favorite weeknight meal.

Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Calories
609 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Mix beef, panko, 1/4 cup parsley, egg white, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl until combined. Form mixture into 12 meatballs.
Step 2
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet; pan-fry meatballs in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove meatballs from heat.
Step 3
Heat olive oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven or a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until garlic is golden, about 5 minutes more. Stir canned and fresh tomatoes into mushrooms and season with salt.
Step 4
Drop meatballs into tomato sauce and stir in sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until sauce is reduced and meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.
Step 5
Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta.
Step 6
Stir penne pasta into meatball sauce; toss to coat. Stir pasta water into mixture if sauce becomes too dry. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley to serve.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 egg white
  • salt to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground beef chuck
  • 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
  • 1 (16 ounce) box penne pasta
  • 0.5 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1.5 teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • 0.25 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 3.5 fluid ounces extra-virgin olive oil
  • 0.75 cup sliced white button mushrooms

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