Meatball Spaghetti

Meatball Spaghetti 

 This is one big meatball with big taste

Ingredients

• Coarse salt and pepper
• 1/4 pound spaghetti
• 1/3 cups plain dried breadcrumbs, divided
• 1/8 cup whole milk
• 1/4 pound ground meat.. chicken/or lean beef or pork
• 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into little pieces
• 1 cups marinara, warmed
• chopped fresh parsley, for serving

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine 1/2 of the breadcrumbs, milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and dash of pepper. Add ground meat and stir until just combined (do not overmix). In a medium straight-sided skillet, heat oil over medium until it registers 350 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer.
3. Place remaining the rest of the breadcrumbs in a shallow dish. Flatten meat into a disk. Place 4 mozzarella pieces in center. Form disk into a ball around cheese. Coat ball in breadcrumbs and fry until golden brown, 5 minutes, turning once. With a slotted spoon, transfer meatball to a paper-towel-lined rimmed baking sheet and let drain 1 minute.
4. Discard paper towels and transfer sheet to oven. Bake meatball until chicken is cooked through, about 14 minutes. Serve with marinara and a meatball. Sprinkle with parsley.