Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs by Katie
- The Brennan Chicks
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
Hi friends! It’s Katie Bug 👋
Today I made a SUPER yummy dinner—homemade spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread! And guess what? We made almost everything from scratch!
🍝 Why This Meal Is Special
This wasn’t just regular spaghetti… we made:
homemade meatballs
homemade marinara sauce
AND garlic bread
It made me feel like a real chef 😄
🛒 What We Used
🥩 Meatballs:
Ground beef
Saltine crackers (crushed)
2 eggs
Seasonings
Dried oregano
🌿 doTERRA Oregano essential oil (just a tiny bit!)
🧂 Kinder’s The Blend seasoning
🍅 Sauce:
Tomato paste
Diced tomatoes (1 can)
Water
Seasonings
🍞 Garlic Bread:
Baguette
Melted butter
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Parsley
Parmesan cheese
👩🍳 How We Made It
🥩 Meatballs (The Fun Part!)
We mixed everything together in a bowl, including our seasonings, dried oregano, a tiny bit of oregano essential oil, and Kinder’s The Blend (which made them smell AMAZING!).
Then we rolled them into little balls and did something really cool:
👉 We baked them in a mini muffin tin
👉 At 450°F for 7 minutes
BUT… we learned an important lesson 😳🔥
Some grease dripped out of the muffin tin and hit the oven burner… and we had a small fire!
👉 Lesson learned: ALWAYS put a cookie sheet under the muffin tin to catch any grease drips.
(Everything turned out okay, but it definitely got our attention!)
🍅 Homemade Sauce
We made our own marinara sauce!
We mixed:
tomato paste
diced tomatoes
water
seasonings
Then let it simmer while the meatballs finished cooking. It smelled SO good!
🍞 Garlic Bread
We took a baguette and spread melted butter on top, then added:
garlic powder
onion powder
parsley
Parmesan cheese
Then baked it at 450°F for 7 minutes until it was crispy and golden.
🍽️ Putting It All Together
We put the spaghetti in a bowl, added our homemade sauce and meatballs on top, and served it with garlic bread.
And YES… I dipped my bread in the sauce 😋
💛 Katie’s Tips
Mini muffin tins make PERFECT meatballs
Put a cookie sheet underneath (trust me 😅🔥)
A little essential oil goes a long way 🌿
Homemade sauce is actually really easy!
Garlic bread makes everything better
⭐ Final Thoughts
This dinner made me feel like a real chef in my own kitchen!
Even with a little kitchen excitement 😄🔥
Everything tasted so fresh and yummy, and my whole family loved it.
Love
Katie Bug 🐞
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