Spaghetti With Mini Meatballs And Chunky Sauce

Spaghetti With Mini Meatballs And Chunky Sauce Ingredients

Mini Meatballs	8 fluid oz no-salt-added tomato sauce (one small can)
21 ounce Lean Ground turkey	6 fluid oz no-salt-added tomato paste (one can)
1 tablespoon Fennel Seed	2 medium tomatoes chopped (1 1/3 cup total)
Sauce	1 1/4 cups zucchini sliced
2 small onions chopped	1 tablespoon dried oregano
3 cloves garlic	1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoon olive oil	Pasta
1 cup water	14 oz Spaghetti

Instructions for Spaghetti With Mini Meatballs And Chunky Sauce

Combine ground turkey with fennel seeds. Form into small meatballs. Twenty-one 1-ounce meatballs means 3 per serving.

In a medium skillet or saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Saut meatballs, turning as soon as they develop a firm "crust", until browned on all sides. Remove meatballs from pan.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in same pan. Saut onions, garlic, and zucchini in oil for 5 minutes on medium heat.

Add one cup of water to the pan. Raise heat. Use spatula to loosen carmelized glaze from bottom of pan. Add remaining sauce ingredients and simmer covered for 45 minutes.

Return meatballs to pan for last 10 minutes of cooking.

Meanwhile, prepare pasta.

A serving of 1 cup cooked spaghetti, 2/3 cup sauce, and 3 oz of meatballs will provide:

Nutritional Summary
Servings: 7: Serving Size: 2/3 cup: Calories: 299: Fat(g): 14: Sodium (g): 166

Food Group Serving(s)
DASH: Vegetables: 1.9: Fruits/Juices: 0.0: Dairy: 0.0: Grains: 1.0: Meat/Fish: 1.0: Seeds: 0.0: Fats: 0.9: Sweets: 0.0
USDA: Vegetables: 1.0: Fruits/Juices: 0.0: Dairy: 0.0: Grains: 1.0: Meat/Fish/Seeds: 1.0: Fats: 0.9: Sweets: 0.0

Main Ingredient: TomatoesCuisine: Italian American

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