Spaghetti & Meatballs!
This is the real thing, guys! When I'm celebrating, when I'm sad, when I'm tired, when it's cold outside, when I want to eat outside... spaghetti and meatballs is MY FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD of all time! #1 for me, hands down!
In order to make a healthy lifestyle sustainable, we have to find a way to incorporate our favorite foods. Dial down the pasta a bit, and dial up the meatballs, and you will be sure to get that protein in! ...and who would ever say "no" to an extra meatball?
Makes 4 servings (with 1 cup of cooked pasta): 36g Protein, 5g Fiber, 550 Calories
Description
You get let your food processor do all of the chopping on this one!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, sliced
- 28 oz Can, San Marzano Tomatoes
- Italian Seasoning
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 lb 90% lean Ground Beef
- 1/2 Onion
- 1 Carrot
- 1 stalk Celery
- 3-4 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 cup Fresh Parsley
- 1/4 cup Bread Crumbs
- 1/4 cup Whole Milk
- 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 oz Grated Parmesan
- 1 Egg
- Salt & Pepper
For the Sauce:
For the Meatballs:
...plus 4 cups of your favorite cooked pasta (1 cup per serving)
Instructions
- 1
To make the sauce, sauté the garlic in the olive oil until fragrant, then add the rest of the ingredients with a little water to rinse out the tomato can.
- 2
Simmer the sauce on low, partially covered, while you make the meatballs.
- 3
For the meatballs, put the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and parsley into a food processor and process until the vegetables are minced.
- 4
Combine the minced vegetables with the beef, bread crumbs, milk, cheese, egg and seasonings, and form into 12 meatballs.
- 5
Brown the meatballs on all sides, then gently transfer the partially cooked meatballs to the sauce to finish cooking.
- 6
Serve with your favorite pasta, and enjoy!
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