Spaghetti with Pork Meatballs and Marinara Wine Sauce
A delicious dinner any night of the week.
Do you ever see ground pork in the meat case at the grocery store and wonder what to do with it?
Here’s an idea, make meatballs.
And since meatballs are so good with pasta, make meatballs with spaghetti and a quick and easy homemade marinara wine sauce.
For fun, the meatballs in this recipe are cut in half so there’s more of them on the serving dish to top with the delicious marinara sauce.
Garlic bread tastes wonderful with this meal…here’s a recipe for garlic bread that’s a cinch to make “Easy Garlic Bread“.
Here are more recipes with homemade marinara sauce you may like “Mushrooms and Marinara Pasta“, “Cheesy Meatball Sandwich with Marinara Sauce” and “3-Cheese Stuffed Shells with Marinara Sauce“.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
For the Meatballs – ground pork, granulated garlic, dried oregano, dried thyme leaves, pepper, salt and olive oil
For the Marinara Wine Sauce – tomato sauce, white wine (Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Unoaked Chardonnay), dried thyme, dried basil, ground pepper, salt, red pepper flakes and spaghetti
For the Pasta – water, salt and spaghetti
For the Topping – grated Parmesan cheese
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Here’s how to make it.
For the Meatballs:
In a medium size bowl add ground pork,
granulated garlic, salt,
black pepper,
dried oregano,
dried thyme,
and mix together.
Roll the ground pork mixture into balls that are a little bit smaller than a golf ball.
Heat a skillet on medium heat and add olive oil.
To the skillet, add the meatballs…
…keep turning them so that each side will brown.
Once each side has browned (about 8 minutes),
…cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat down to low.
Continue cooking for until the meatballs are completely cooked through (about another 5 to 7 minutes).
Transfer the meatballs from the skillet onto a plate and set them aside while making the sauce.
Leave any remaining remnants from the meatballs in the skillet.
For the Sauce:
In the same skillet, add white wine and turn the heat back on to medium heat.
Continue to stir as the wine reduces (about 5 minutes).
To the skillet, add tomato sauce…
dried basil,
dried thyme,
dried red pepper flakes (add a bit more if you prefer more heat), and salt. Stir.
Turn the heat down to low and let simmer (stirring occasionally) while cooking the pasta.
For the Spaghetti Pasta:
In a medium size pot, add hot water and salt.
Heat the pan on medium heat and bring the water to a boil.
To the pan, add spaghetti pasta.
Cook the pasta until its al-dente (according to package instructions). Drain the pasta (don’t rinse the pasta) and set aside.
TIP – Don’t rinse the pasta after cooking it. When pasta is rinsed, the starch is removed.
The starch on pasta helps to hold and absorb the sauce so it’s important to keep the starch on the pasta.
For Serving – To serving dishes, add the cooked spaghetti.
Cut the meatballs in half and…
…add them on top and on the sides of the pasta.
Then,
…on top of the meatballs and pasta, pour the warm sauce.
Next,
…top with Parmesan cheese.
Serve warm and…
…enjoy.
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Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For the Marinara Wine Sauce:
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 cup white wine Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Unoaked Chardonnay
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt or salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes or more if you prefer more heat
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
For the Pasta:
- 2 servings uncooked spaghetti pasta
- Water for cooking the pasta
- 2 teaspoons salt for the boiling water
Instructions
For the Meatballs:
- In a medium size bowl add the ground pork, granulated garlic, black pepper, salt, dried oregano and dried thyme. Mix together.
- Roll the ground pork mixture into balls that are a little bit smaller than a golf ball.
- Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the olive oil.
- To the skillet, add the meatballs. As they cook, keep turning them so that each side will brown.
- Once each side has browned (about 8 minutes), cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat down to low.
- Continue cooking for until the meatballs are completely cooked through (about another 5 to 7 minutes).
- Transfer the meatballs from the skillet onto a plate while making the sauce. Leave any remaining remnants from the meatballs in the skillet.
For the Sauce:
- In the same skillet add the white wine. Heat the skillet on medium heat and continue to stir as the wine reduces (about 5 minutes).
- Then to the skillet, add tomato sauce, dried basil, dried thyme, hot red pepper flakes (add a bit more if you prefer more heat), and the salt. Stir.
- Turn the heat down to low and let the sauce simmer (stirring occasionally) while cooking the pasta.
For the Spaghetti Pasta:
- In a medium size pot, add hot water and salt. Heat the pot on medium heat and bring to a boil.
- Cook the pasta until its al-dente (according to package instructions). Drain the pasta (don’t rinse the pasta) and set aside.Don’t rinse the pasta after cooking it. When pasta is rinsed, the starch is removed. The starch on pasta helps to hold and absorb the sauce so it’s important to keep the starch on the pasta.
- For Serving - To serving dishes, add the spaghetti pasta. Cut the meatballs in half and add them on top and on the sides of the pasta (cut-sides down).
- Then pour warm marinara wine sauce and top with parmesan cheese. Serve while warm.
Video
Notes
TIP:
- Don’t rinse the pasta after cooking it. When pasta is rinsed, the starch is removed. The starch on pasta helps to hold and absorb the sauce so it’s important to keep the starch on the pasta.
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Just wanted to say that I’ve made this twice now – with great results! The only slight change is that I use a can of plum tomatoes and add that at the same time as the wine as I reduce it – it adds to the overall flavour. However, excellent recipe. Thanks!
Hi Alexandra, I’m so glad you like it. I’ve seen cans of plum tomatoes in the store and thought to myself that I must try using them in recipes. Plum tomatoes have so much flavor…you’ve reminded me that I need to try these. Also, thank you for letting me know about adding the plum tomatoes and wine at the same time…that makes a lot of sense so they reduce together. I’ll be trying that too next. So glad you took the time to comment and let me know. Have a super great weekend!
This is our go-to recipe for meatballs now, I’m making them again tonight. I’ve made this recipe with different a couple different pasta types, and found angel hair is my favorite. I use red wine instead of white (it’s what we keep around), but no other substitutions. They freeze well, too!
Hi Christine, I’m so glad you like them. And freezing them is so handy too. Thank you for letting me know and have a nice rest of the weekend!
My husband and I made this last night, but used red wine instead of white, and ziti instead of spaghetti. It was great! Thanks!
Hi Christine, your version sounds delicious. I’m going to try this with ziti next time. Thank you for letting me know and so glad you liked it. Happy New Year!