Healthy dinners

Low-Fat Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Delicious spaghetti and meatballs is a beloved American dish with Italian origins. The thick and chewy meatball recipe arrived with Italian immigrants during the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. As meat was cheaper in America than it was back in Italy,

Ingredients

For the Meatballs:
  • 3/4 pound extra-lean ground beef
  • 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, from about 1 slice bread
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
For the Sauce:

  • 2 1/2 cups low-salt marinara sauce, low-fat

For Serving:

  • 8 ounces spaghetti, or angel hair pasta

Step by step

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 F, and spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Crumble ground beef into a large mixing bowl. Add breadcrumbs, oregano, onion, tomato sauce, garlic, and parsley.​
  4. Combine ingredients thoroughly, either with fingers or with a fork.
  5. Roll meatball mixture into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheet. You should have about 20 meatballs.
  6. Bake in the oven for 16 to 18 minutes, turning once in the middle of cooking.
  7. Cook spaghetti in a large pot according to package directions, without added salt or oil.
  8. In a large pan, heat marinara sauce; add cooked meatballs to the sauce and simmer until the pasta is ready. Serve t he meatballs over the cooked pasta.

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