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There is nothing like homemade spaghetti and meatballs, right? But when you have frequent heartburn like I do, when I eat something like that, I need to make sure I won’t have heartburn afterwards. I’ve suffered from heartburn for a while, so frankly I do anything I can to avoid that feeling – it feels like lava is running down and up my throat and unfortunately, it’s happened to me way too many times. Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe | The Mama Maven Blog

My frequent heartburn made me pretty miserable. I found myself avoiding many of my favorite foods so I wouldn’t have heartburn like spaghetti and meatballs and pizza. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but I knew that certain foods made me feel awful afterwards. My mother has had heartburn for years and she took over-the-counter antacid tablets, but those didn’t make me feel better. Frequent heartburn would also keep me from sleeping at night! I was teaching at the time, so I needed to make sure I was at my best all day and heartburn was preventing that. So, I spoke to my doctor, who suggested I try Prilosec OTC and I felt better! While I am taking my Prilosec OTC, I can again enjoy my famous spaghetti and meatballs or eating pizza. Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs | The Mama Maven Blog

To make my Spaghetti and Meatballs, you’ll need:

Ingredients:
3lbs ground beef
3 eggs
5 cloves of garlic
1 cup breadcrumbs
½ cup parmesan
Basil to taste
Oregano to taste
Olive oil to coat frying pan
3 Jars of marinara sauce
1 package of whole grain spaghetti
Instructions:
1. Mix first 7 ingredients together. Form balls in your hand and place back in a bowl.

2. Fry meatballs until browned on all sides (make sure to turn them).

Line the pot with marinara sauce and then layer the meatballs in. Cook meatballs for at least 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes on a low heat.

While that’s cooking, make your spaghetti (or rotini if you prefer).

Drain and layer spaghetti in a bowl. Ladle meatballs on top.

Finish with shredded parmesan.

Enjoy!

With Prilosec OTC, you take one pill a day to treat frequent heartburn. Don’t take for more than 14 days or more than every 4 months until directed by your doctor.

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Spaghetti and Meatballs
Ingredients
- 3 lbs ground beef
- 3 eggs
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup parmesan
- Basil to taste
- Oregano to taste
- Olive oil to coat frying pan
- 3 Jars of marinara sauce
- 1 package of whole grain spaghetti
Instructions
Mix first 7 ingredients together. Form balls in your hand and place back in a bowl.
Fry meatballs until browned on all sides (make sure to turn them).
Line the pot with marinara sauce and then layer the meatballs in. Cook meatballs for at least 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes on a low heat.
While that’s cooking, make your spaghetti (or rotini if you prefer).
Drain and layer spaghetti in a bowl. Ladle meatballs on top.
Finish with shredded parmesan.
I love a good spaghetti recipe! I’ll be making this over the weekend for sure! Looks yummy!
My kids love it when it is spaghetti night! There is a reason it is such a classic, always delicious! Sometimes I get lazy and just add ground beef to the sauce, but making it with meatballs is always so much better!