These meatballs and spaghetti get them full and keep them happy.
This is one of the first recipes I ever made when I first got married…and 17 years later, I’m still preparing these meatballs. It’s different than the typical tomato-based spaghetti sauce and my kids love it and never get tired of it…even my super picky ones. Bonus: it freezes really well.
Coca-Cola Meatballs
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
Meatballs:
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 eggs
- 2 garlic cloves
- ⅓ cup bread crumbs
- ¼ cup water
Sauce:
- 1 cup ketchup
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 2 12 oz cans Coca-Cola (or one can cola + equal amount water)
- ½ cup apricot jam
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for meatballs and form into balls.
- In a saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Gently drop balls into simmering sauce and cook for 45 minutes. Serve over spaghetti.
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How much bread crumbs? There’s a ? Where the measurement should be.
Sorry about that, just corrected it.
Sounds delicious! There is a question mark by the bread crumbs and pepper. Can I have the amounts for those?
Sorry about that, just corrected it.
Oh wow this brings back memories! I used to make this ALL THE TIME in the early years. Just with ginger ale instead (and no jam). Kids called them “Pop meatballs”. (soda=pop).
make this all the time from dinner done, which calls for Dr pepper. we don’t drink Dr. Pepper in our house so I typically take the leftover coca cola from Shabbos that doesn’t have much gas left & it’s delicious. now I see that the original recipe calls for coke too…
Yay! I’m so excited to try these!
I usually make the Dr. Pepper meatballs from Dinner Done, but don’t have so went hunting for other ideas. I have Coke and I’m sure my kids will love these just as much as the others
Thank you!!!