Godfather Pasta
- 15m Prep Time
- 30m Cook Time
- 45m Ready In
A hearty pasta dish inspired by The Godfather, featuring spaghetti with meatballs and Italian sausage in a rich tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 29.6 ml olive oil
- 1 frozen crushed garlic
- 3 clove garlic crushed
- 44.4 ml tomato purée
- 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
- 175 ml red wine
- 29.6 ml sugar
- 300 g dried spaghetti
- 4 pork and fennel sausages cut into 2½cm/1in pieces
- 350 g ready-made beef meatballs
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 6 of 10 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 257 mg
- Iron: 3.5 mg
- Magnesium: 52.2 mg
- Phosphorus: 357 mg
- Potassium: 885 mg
- Zinc: 3.47 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 29.6 ml olive oil
- 1 frozen crushed garlic
- 44.4 ml tomato purée
- 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
- 175 ml red wine
- 29.6 ml sugar
- 300 g dried spaghetti
- 350 g ready-made beef meatballs
Prepare
- Crush 3 clove garlic
- 4 pork and fennel sausages, cut into 2½cm/1in pieces
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring continuously, for about 2 minutes until softened but not colored.
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Step 2.
Add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, red wine, and sugar to the pan. Stir to combine, then bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, until the oil rises to the surface and pools around the edges of the sauce.
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Step 3.
While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to package instructions, about 10–12 minutes, until tender.
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Step 4.
Add the sausage pieces and meatballs to the sauce. Stir to combine, then let cook for 12 minutes, until the meat is cooked through and the sauce has thickened and reduced.
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Step 5.
Drain the spaghetti, reserving a ladleful of pasta water. Add the reserved pasta water to the sauce and stir. Divide the spaghetti among serving bowls, then spoon the sauce, meatballs, and sausages over the top. Serve hot.