Maccheroni alla Chitarra con Pallottine

Serves 4 · 35 min prep · 40 min cook

Ingredients

• 12 oz chitarra pasta or square spaghetti
• 8 oz ground lamb or mixed meats for tiny meatballs
• 1 eggs
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 2 cups tomato passata
• 1/2 onion
• 3/4 cup Pecorino
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• to taste salt and chili

Instructions

1. 1Mix meatballs with egg, crumbs, salt; roll pea-sized pallottine.
2. 2Simmer tomato sauce with onion; poach meatballs in sauce.
3. 3Cook chitarra pasta al dente.
4. 4Toss with sauce and many meatballs; pecorino over.