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Spaghetti and Meatballs Muffin Bites
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Snacking in the Kitchen
"There's a reason spaghetti and meatballs appear on so many dinner tables - it's a comforting meal, easy to put together, and loaded with flavor. This recipe turns the traditional meal into party-ready, individual servings of spaghetti and meatballs muffin bites."
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Ingredients
45 m servings 198Original recipe yields 12 servings (12 muffin bites)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain and toss in a bowl with olive oil; refrigerate until cooled, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Toss cooled spaghetti with 1 cup Parmesan cheese. Divide spaghetti between the 12 prepared muffin cups, arranging noodles in each cup to create "nests" for the meatballs.
- Top each "nest" with 1 tablespoon pasta sauce, 1 meatball, and 1 more tablespoon pasta sauce, respectively. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese over the tops of each meatball "nest."
- Bake in the preheated oven until pasta and meatballs are heated through and cheese melts, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly before transferring muffin bites to a serving platter.
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Most helpful positive review
1/27/2015
These little bites are great for football fare. After reading Shirley's dilemma about getting the nests out of the cupcake pan in one piece, I added one slightly beaten egg to the spaghetti and ...
Most helpful critical review
5/20/2015
My family voted this a 3 because, the spaghetti was VERY hard when the cooking process was complete. It is unique and it is very simple to make. Thanks!
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1/27/2015
These little bites are great for football fare. After reading Shirley's dilemma about getting the nests out of the cupcake pan in one piece, I added one slightly beaten egg to the spaghetti and ...
2/13/2015
I helped some grandchildren make these. It was a blast! We made our own meatballs and spaghetti sauce, so the taste wasn't blah. It was delicious and we will make these again. Next time we're go...
1/27/2015
I really think this recipe is just "okay"; however, it is so unique of an idea that you get kudos for presentation. I saw that shirley had trouble getting the nest to come out whole...so I was ...
6/27/2015
LOVED IT! As a child my sister and I loved fried spaghetti for breakfast. This morning I decided to try this recipe as it seemed it would have the same texture, a little dry. You can always s...
11/4/2015
I threw my meatballs, (from a precooked frozen package) in the oven while cooking the spaghetti, so they were warmed before adding to the muffin. Put the meatballs and more sauce on the top , t...
2/28/2015
I made these in the mini muffin cups which made it SO much easier to eat. I just broke up the meatballs into pieces for each cup. I've also experimented with using mini pepperoni instead of th...
3/21/2015
My family loved it. I used chicken nuggets for the kids. It was winner, they ate it up.
2/15/2015
Try adding an egg or two to the spaghetti to hold the nests to hold together.
12/16/2014
Great idea & Very tasty! Though I did make my own Spaghetti Sauce. I could not get my spaghetti nests to come out of the muffin cups looking like the pic. (all in one piece)It would be great to...