Maria's Meatball Pasta | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• 2 cups rigatoni or ziti
• 1 pound ground round
• 1/2 small onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 large egg
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 (24-ounce) jar marinara
• 2 bunches flat-leaf spinach, stems discarded and leaves torn
• 3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus more, to taste, for garnish
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped, plus more, to taste, for garnish
• 8 ounces bocconcini (small fresh mozzarella balls)