Really tastes different that your standard spag & meatballs -- has a killer kick! I added cumin to the meatballs and sauce b/c if it's Mexican I feel ya gotta have the cumin and also added a diced jalapeno to the sauce. Great variance to a weeknight staple!
I forgot to add that 3-5 cloves minced garlic should be added to the ground meat mixture. Enjoy!
I made this exactly as written and garnished with cilantro and loved it. I could not find guajillo powder but I did find whole dried guajillo chile's in my Hispanic section. Before tossing them in my old coffee grinder for powder I sliced them open and removed the seeds. I decided to dig a hole and toss the seeds in my garden a couple of weeks ago and I have a couple dozen pepper plants coming up. Not sure what will become of them but it was fun. This Mexican twist was a nice change from your every day spaghetti. Thanks for sharing!
5 Stars for the idea because I Totally changed it to a "Mexican Style Spaghetti Meat Sauce." This may not seem a "fair" review in some peoples eyes but I REALLY appreciate the idea! Use ground beef and eliminate tostadas bread crumbs olive oil (unless using a real lean meat) essentially all the meatball stuff. Brown meat with remaining meatball ingredients. Combine sauce ingredients and cook together in a saucepan then combine with meat and serve over pasta. 1 or 2 pounds of meat? I don't know I'll have to figure that out. 1 or 2 pounds of pasta? Same thing. It's going to be fun working on this one!:-)
I used beef not turkey. Left out the hot peppers and put in a can of Ro-tel instead of tomatoes. It was wonderful!
Great! Pretty easy too; I have little ones so I left out the jalapeno and Anaheim and I used about 4 cups fresh tomatoes from our garden instead of the canned. Will make again!
Wonderful. Whole family loved it!! I added about 1 t minced garlic to the meatball mixture and the sauce. In addition I used a 15 oz can of tomato sauce instead of diced tomatoes. I will make this again for sure.
I loved this recipe. I chose to brown the meatballs in olive oil in a large skillet on both sides and then simmered them instead of baking them in the oven. I used Hunts brand Roasted Garlic & Onion sauce and it turned out delicious!
thanks for the healthy recipe.. I like chicken meatballs more than beef ones
I added more cheese to the meatballs and or under cooked them a tad bit cause the consistancy was off. My children didnt like the meatballs but ate the sauce and noodles. My husband however enjoyed it all very much. it was okay to me the spice was nice but too much sauce and had a hassle getting all the different peppers.
