Yummylicious Spaghetti and Meatballs
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 3 slices bread, soaked in milk
- 1 1⁄4 cups shaved parmesan cheese
- 2⁄3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- olive oil
- 3 lbs spaghetti sauce
- 2 medium onions
- 6 mixed mushrooms
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 eggplant
- 2 -3 garlic cloves
- 2 lbs spaghetti or 2 lbs angel hair pasta
directions
- 1. Cut 2 medium onions into quarters.
- 2. Devein bell pepper and chop into bite sized wedges.
- 3. Remove stem and slice mushrooms.
- 4. Slice eggplant and chop into bite sized pieces.
- 5. Preheat 2 tablespoons olive oil in sautee pan and mince 2 cloves garlic.
- 6. Add onions and bell peppers first since they take longest.
- 7. When onions and bell peppers are halfway cooked add eggplant and eventually mushrooms after eggplant is nearly done.
- 8. Remember to keep veggies covered with lid all throughout time they are sauteeing
- 9. Take ground turkey and mix up in bowl along with soaked bread (soaked in milk and thoroughly drained), shaved parmesan, chopped onions, and add in spices mentioned in ingredients.
- 10. Form into small meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter.
- 11. Preheat skillet and add an additional 3 tablespoons olive oil in skillet along with 2 additional cloves of minced garlic.
- 12. Add meatballs to skillet, continually rotating them until all sides are browned and thoroughly cooked.
- 13. Be sure not to overcook them as overcooking can dry them out. When in doubt, cut one in half to see if they're cooked through.
- 14. In a saucepan, bring Prego spaghetti sauce to a boil, sprinkling additional basil and oregano as desired. Add veggies and meatballs after meatballs grease are drained on paper towel.
- 15. Meanwhile, boil 1 quart water in 2 quart pot, adding a small amount of olive oil and a dash of salt to keep pasta from sticking.
- 16. Add pasta to boiling water cooking as long as instructed on the package.
- 17. After pasta is tender drain water
- Voila! Now you have yourself an impeccable Italian meal complete with a full daily serving of vegetables!
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