Serves 12
One cup of plain yogurt thinned with ½ cup milk can be substituted for the buttermilk. Grate the onion on the large holes of a box grater. The ingredients in this recipe can be reduced by two-thirds to serve 4. For instructions on how to cook the pasta in less water, see Lots of Pasta, Less Water (related).
You might need to buy:
- Meatballs:
- percent lean ground beef
- ground pork
- minced fresh parsley leaves
- Table salt and ground black pepper
- Sauce:
- extra-virgin olive oil
- red pepper flakes
- dried oregano
- dry white wine
- Table salt and ground black pepper
- spaghetti
- minced fresh basil leaves
- minced fresh parsley leaves
- Granulated sugar