Spaghetti with quick and easy meatballs and a hearty, 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
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (342g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 7 | ||
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Calories: 393 | ||
Calories from Fat: 83 (21%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 9.2g | 12 % | |
Saturated Fat 2.3g | 11 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 2.3g | ||
Cholesterol 66.4mg | 20 % | |
Sodium 279.7mg | 10 % | |
Potassium 872.1mg | 23 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 53.3g | 16 % | |
Dietary Fiber 4.9g | 20 % | |
Sugars, other 48.4g | ||
Protein 24.5g | 35 % | |
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Calories per serving: 393
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