meatball dinner

[warning: this is not for vegetarian friends]

meatballs with meat sauce

ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef (lean) or ground turkey

1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce

1/2 c. bread crumbs

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 tsp. italian seasoning

1 tsp. dried [or fresh] basil

1 tsp. sea salt

1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1/2 package thin spaghetti

1 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese

directions:

combine half pound of ground meat with breadcrumbs, garlic,

italian seasoning, basil and salt. mix by hand.

once the meat and seasoning is well-mixed, you'll  

shape the meat into rounded spheres, about 1" in diameter.

it should make about 12-15 meatballs.

heat olive oil in frying pan on stove top over medium-high heat.

cook meatballs for about 15-20 min. or until entirely brown outside.

add remaining meat to pan and brown.

pour pasta sauce [i used barilla's spicy marinara]

 over meat and cover, let summer for 15 min on low.

bring water to boil on stove top for pasta

& cook according to package directions. 

[check one of the meatballs to make sure it's fully cooked]

serve meatballs with meat sauce over drained pasta

& top with grated parmesan!

recipe linked to tasty tuesday parade, wondering wednesday blog hop,

what i whipped up wednesday, what i love wednesday