Pasta with beef meatballs and tomato sauce

Peel the onion and dice it small. Peel the garlic too and mince it finely.

Heat the olive oil in the nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 min without letting them brown.

In a bowl, mix the ground beef with half of the oregano, salt and pepper. Shape 8 small meatballs with your hands.

Add the meatballs to the skillet with the onion and garlic. Brown them for 3 min on each side over medium heat without pressing on them.

Add the crushed tomatoes to the skillet, then add the rest of the oregano, salt and pepper. Mix well and let it simmer over low heat.

While the sauce simmers, bring 1.5 L of water to a boil in the saucepan. Salt the water and add the pasta. Cook it for 8 to 10 min, following the package.

Once the pasta is al dente, drain it in the colander, saving a little cooking water.

Divide the pasta among plates and top with the sauce and meatballs. Add a little cooking water if needed to bring it together.