Fettucine meatball

Pasta is my household's favorite dish. I never go wrong with my pasta dishes. It's a hit with my kids anytime anywhere. Pasta comes in so many varieties & shapes. Fettucine,spaghetti,couscous,to name a few.What i like most in pasta is, it's versatility. The trickiest part of cooking pasta is, it's density. Always cook your pasta "al dente" which means firm to a bite. Trust me, an overcooked pasta is your worst nightmare.


Ingredients:

For meatballs

500g minced chicken(available in all hypermarket or you can mince chicken breast)
1 onion
1 stalk chives
1 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
1 egg (whisked)
salt & pepper to taste
2 tbsp flour
oil for deep frying


For pasta:

1 packet pasta of your choice
1 tsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil or any vegetable oil
pinch of salt


For tomato sauce:

1 can Prego's or pasta sauce of your choice (strictly bolognese sauce)
1 onion (finely chopped)
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
Grated parmesan or crumble goat cheese
1 cup brocolli (boiled)
1 tbsp oilve oil/vegetable oil
salt & pepper to taste


Methods:


1. In a large clean bowl, mix all the meatball ingredients till well blended & rest it for 15 mins. Shape the mixture to a medium size balls. Heat a frying pan with oil & deep fry the meatballs in batches till golden brown.


2.In a deep heavy bottom pan, boil water with pinch of salt & butter. Drop in the pasta & boil accordingly to the timing  instruction on the packet. Once pasta is " la dente", toss it into strainer & let it cool in a running tap water for few seconds. Toss & add 1 teaspoon butter /& mix with the pasta well. This is to prevent from the pasta being stick together

3. In a frying pan, pour in olive oil & sautee the onion. Once the onion wilted, add the crushed garlic. Add the pasta sauce & meatballs let it simmer in a medium flame for 7-8 mins with occasional stirring. As the bottled pasta sauce has a great flavour of italian herbs(oregano,basil,thyme,rosemary) its not necessary to add more flavours.

4. Spoon out your cooked pasta in a serving plate, drizzle with the pasta sauce & meatballs.Top up with boiled broccoli & generous amount of grated parmesan cheese or crumble goat cheese. Your Italian meatball pasta is ready to enjoy




Notes: If the bottled pasta sauce too thick, add a little water to loosen it up. If the sauce too tangy, \ a dash of sugar to the sauce while simmering will do the tricks