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SPAGHETTI TACOS INSPIRED BY ICARLY

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2 h 20 min

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7,571,599 views  BwB turns 3 this weekend, so it seemed only fitting to take a crack at one of longest and most hotly-requested dishes in the show's history: spaghetti tacos. I was always hesitant to try, as double-carbing gives me the heebie-jeebies, but I think we've got a satisfying conclusion to man's lifelong journey of incorporating pasta in tacos.

4 servings

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INGREDIENTS

Basil, chopped

Basil, chopped

Garlic, chopped

4 cloves Garlic, chopped

Red Pepper Flakes

1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

dried Oregano, divided in half

2 tsp dried Oregano, divided in half

small Onion, minced

0.5 small Onion, minced

San Marzano Tomatoes

1 can San Marzano Tomatoes

Tomato Paste

4 tbsp Tomato Paste

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

Ground Beef

1 pound Ground Beef

Egg

1 Egg

Panko Bread Crumbs, divided

1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs, divided

Garlic Powder

1 tsp Garlic Powder

Milk

1 tsp Milk

box Spaghetti

1 box Spaghetti

Vegetable Oil

1 quart Vegetable Oil

Butter

2 tbsp Butter

Parmesan Cheese, shredded

Parmesan Cheese, shredded

Salt

Salt

DIRECTIONS

1.

For your sauce, add olive oil to a deep saute pan along with minced onion. Cook until soft and translucent before adding red pepper flakes and dried oregano, cloves of chopped garlic, and tomato paste. Mix to combine.

Olive Oil

2 tbsp Olive Oil

small Onion, minced

0.5 small Onion, minced

Red Pepper Flakes

1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

dried Oregano, divided in half

1 tsp dried Oregano, divided in half

Garlic, chopped

4 cloves Garlic, chopped

Tomato Paste

4 tbsp Tomato Paste

2.

In a food processor, add your San Marzano tomatoes and pulse 5 times before adding to your pan. Add your chopped basil turn to medium low and let cook for an hour stirring every 10 minutes

San Marzano Tomatoes

1 can San Marzano Tomatoes

Basil, chopped

Basil, chopped

3.

For your meatballs, combine ground beef with egg, panko bread crumbs, garlic powder, milk, and oregano. Mix with your hands to combine and then roll into 1 inch balls. Toss them in the rest of the breadcrumbs.

Ground Beef

1 pound Ground Beef

Egg

1 Egg

Panko Bread Crumbs, divided

½ cup Panko Bread Crumbs, divided

Garlic Powder

1 tsp Garlic Powder

Milk

1 tsp Milk

dried Oregano, divided in half

1 tsp dried Oregano, divided in half

4.

In a large pot, bring vegetable oil to 350°F and then add your meatballs. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Once cooked, remove and place on a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet.

Vegetable Oil

1 quart Vegetable Oil

5.

Cook your spaghetti until it’s almost done, reserving ¼ cup of the pasta water.

box Spaghetti

1 box Spaghetti

6.

In a saute pan add some of the sauce along with the pasta and ¼ cup of pasta water. Mix to combine and add butter along with some salt and a good glug of olive oil. Mix or toss to combine

Butter

2 tbsp Butter

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

Salt

Salt

7.

In a non stick pan add shredded parmesan cheese. Let it melt until the edges are starting to brown and then flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from pan and place over a rolling pin and let it cool and harden. Once hardened add some pasta and sauce to it with your meatballs and top with some parmesan cheese.

Parmesan Cheese, shredded

2 ounces Parmesan Cheese, shredded

8.

Serve and enjoy!

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