Bucatini All'Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs

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Excellent! Great flavor! I've never even seen meatballs cooked in the oven like that, they were the Bomb. The sauce: the Bomb too.

Thanks Giada!

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I give the meatballs five stars, the sauce one star. I figure I went wrong somewhere since I seem to be the only one who doesn't like this stuff. (I'm not a picky eater in the least. The sauce didn't taste all that different than if I had just poured the tomato sauce straight from the can onto the pasta. It was like plain crushed tomatoes with a heavy garlic flavor. I really expected this to be awesome since Aunt Raffe makes it in Italy.
On a positive note, the meatballs were great. I agree with Giada about adding ketchup in the meatballs. It does really add a lot to them.

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"I don't know why we ever go out to dinner" That's what my husband said as we were enjoying this meal at home together! This recipe is just so fantastic! Loved the hollow bucatini noodles. Meatballs were wonderful (although I used only beef, no veal. And the sauce was my favorite with the flavorful pancetta cheesy garlicy yumminess :

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I've made this dish twice. The first time I used a mix of beef, pork, & veal (found @ Winn Dixie. I also used regular mozzarella because I couldn't find smoked. I followed the recipe otherwise, and it was wonderful! I did think it was a bit too salty for me, and my parents agreed. However, it was still VERY good. The second time I made it, I used smoked mozzarella (found at The Fresh Market, parm-regg cheese for the sauce instead of pecorino-romano, a beef & pork mixture (couldn't find veal or 3-meat mixture at Kroger, and I accidentally bought prociutto instead of pancetta. My boyfriend LOVED the dish and its smokey flavor. I think I prefer the regular mozzarella instead of the smoked, and I really liked that 3-meat mixture I used the first time. The second go round wasn't quite as salty, but I was also very aware of how much salt I added the second time. I also think the pecorino-romano cheese and pancetta are better for the sauce. Overall, it was a hit both ways!

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Very good sauce. Added 8oz can of tomato sauce to thin it out a little. Meatballs also delicious. Great, satisfying dish.

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I have made this for my co-workers twice and they love it so much they ask me to make it for every potluck.

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Easy as can be. As always, a little extra red pepper flake makes everything better. I don't care for smoked cheeses, so I used classic mozz.
Very good. I highly recommend.

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I used just plain old 80/20 chop meat and these came out FANTASTIC. Make sure you close up the hole in the meatball or you'll get some oozing. Plain mozz is just fine too!!!! Great recipe and if you're thinking that 15 minutes isn't enough time to bake, it really is. Making them again tonight. The wife loves em!!!! I use my preferred store bought sauce and it worked just great!!!! Enjoy.

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These meatballs were amazing! I substituted ground pork for the veal, and unfortunately the grocery store didn't have any smoked mozzarella in, so I had to use regular. Still, so moist and what a delicious aroma!

I'm not a huge fan of the sauce. It was okay, but a little too cheesy and salty for my taste. I thought it overpowered the taste of the meatballs. I will definitely make again with a different sauce recipe.

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the smoked mozzarella adds just the right amount of flavor to these meatballs! it was like a piece of heaven melting in my mouth. Thank you Giada for changing what I compare to and scale as good food.