{"id":23960,"date":"2017-05-16T20:29:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T00:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=23960"},"modified":"2017-05-16T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T00:38:14","slug":"baked-beef-balls-with-spinach-spaghetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/baked-beef-balls-with-spinach-spaghetti\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Beef Balls with Spinach Spaghetti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23961\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spaghetti.jpg\" alt=\"Baked beef balls and Spaghetti\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spaghetti.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spaghetti-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beef balls baked and combined with spinach spaghetti, perfect one pot meal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When I buy ground beef, this is one of the dishes I love to make. Beef balls are baked and are combined with a delicious tomato sauce and mixed with spinach spaghetti. You could add any kind of seasonings or veggies to the ground beef. It&#8217;s a one pot meal that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner and can be ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23962\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spinach-Spaghetti.jpg\" alt=\"Baked beef balls and Spinach Spaghetti\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spinach-Spaghetti.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spinach-Spaghetti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spinach-Spaghetti-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baked-beef-balls-and-Spaghetti.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Baked Beef Balls with Spinach Spaghetti<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT1H20M\">1 hour 20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT1H30M\">1 hour 30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making Beef Balls[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground beef- 1 lb or 1\/2 Kg<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped small- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red pepper, chopped small- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground Cumin- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oregano, dried- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Paprika- 1 tsp (optional)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Soy sauce- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped- 2 handfuls<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- a few pinches<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For Making Gravy and combining with Spaghetti[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic cloves, chopped- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red chilli flakes- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Rosemary leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomato paste- 1 can (150 mL)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cooked spinach spaghetti<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat oven to 400 F.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients mentioned for &#8220;making beef balls&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Make medium sized balls, place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake for 50 minutes, flipping the balls over half way through.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove the baked balls from the oven and keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook spinach spaghetti or regular spaghetti in boiling water till it turns tender. Drain water, drizzle oil over the cooked spaghetti, combine well and keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a large pan over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add garlic, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add red chili flakes, saute for 2 seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add chopped onion, season with salt and add rosemary leaves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Saute till onion turns light golden in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add tomato paste, combine well, add water and combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add salt accordingly for taste.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the baked beef balls, combine well and let cook for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the cooked spaghetti, combine everything well and cook for 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Garnish with cilantro or parsley if you prefer.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve in a plate and enjoy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.4.3177<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beef balls baked and combined with spinach spaghetti, perfect one pot meal&#8230; When I buy ground beef, this is one of the dishes I love to make. Beef balls are baked and are combined with a delicious tomato sauce and mixed with spinach spaghetti. You could add any kind of seasonings or veggies to the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,421,402],"tags":[1001,238],"class_list":["post-23960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beef","category-fusion","category-spaghetti-by-ingredient","tag-beef","tag-spaghetti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}