Serving Meatballs With Pasta And Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs spaghetti
• 1/2 cup cooked pasta water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 bunch fresh basil

Recipe

• 1 open two nice bottles of chianti wine about 45 minutes before serving dinner.
• 2 cook 1 1/2 lbs of pasta one minute shy of the box directions for al dente. be sure to cook the pasta in a huge amount of water, add lots of kosher salt to the water once it comes to a boil and to stir the pasta often. i like to put one trusted guest in charge of this.
• 3 while the pasta is cooking, remove the sausage and meatballs from the sauce. place in a pretty, oven proof casserole dish with a lid. cut the sausage in half or thirds and cover. place in a 200 degree oven to keep warm.
• 4 before draining the pasta, add 1/2 cup of the pasta water to the sauce.
• 5 drain the pasta and add to the sauce. toss to combine well and let simmer for a minute or two.
• 6 drizzle with the olive oil, add some freshly grated parmesan cheese and toss.
• 7 pour into a family style serving platter.
• 8 top with a little more freshly grated parmesan cheese and some fresh basil leaves.
• 9 serve with grated parmesan cheese in a bowl to pass around, the meatballs and sausage and of course, the wine!
• 10 enjoy!