Meatballs with Rigatoni

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Meatballs made with ground veal and pork are served with rigatoni. The ridged tubes of pasta are even better than spaghetti for catching this spicy homemade tomato sauce.

Martha Stewart Living, May 2000

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Credit: Dana Gallagher

Recipe Summary

Servings:
4
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Place bread in a bowl; pour milk over it. In another bowl, mix veal and pork. Add onion, garlic, zest, and parsley. Add salt and pepper. Mash bread mixture to form paste; add to meat mixture. Mix; add egg. Combine well. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.

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  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Form mixture into 12 to 16 1 1/2-inch balls. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute half the meatballs until brown, a few minutes on each side. Transfer to a pan big enough to hold all the meatballs. Repeat with remaining oil and meatballs. Place in oven to finish cooking, about 20 minutes.

  • Cook rigatoni according to package directions. Toss meatballs in tomato sauce; serve with grated Parmesan over rigatoni.

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Reviews (4)

3 Ratings
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  • 3 1
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Martha Stewart Member
01/31/2014
Oh my gosh, these are THE BEST meatballs ever! I do use the meatloaf mix instead of just beef and pork (veal added), and I ALWAYS make at least a triple if not quadruple batch. If there are any leftovers they freeze beautifully. The lemon zest gives such a fresh taste to the meatballs. I serve it with Martha's Red-Hot Tomato Sauce as I got the original recipes when they were printed as cards next to each other in Martha's magazine several years ago. This my GO TO recipe! Always a hit!
Martha Stewart Member
01/31/2014
Edit previous post, the meatloaf mix adds beef instead of just pork and veal.
Martha Stewart Member
10/21/2008
I like to prapare these meatballs ahead of time and freeze. They are delicious and I like the lemon flavor especially if I cook a garlic linguine. Mxing these meatballs with various other Italian sauces works very well.
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Martha Stewart Member
09/24/2008
basic meatball
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