Healthy Spinach Meatballs With Spicy Sriracha Marinara
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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Meatballs
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry (or 1 1/2 10 oz pkgs)
- 1⁄3 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
- 3 egg whites
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano (I used Italian seasoning, because I had that on hand)
- course salt & pepper
- nonstick cooking spray
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Spicy Sriracha Marinara
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 1⁄4 cup sriracha sauce (use less if you're less adventurous!)
- 1 (16 ounce) box whole wheat spaghetti
- 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
directions
- Heat broiler, with rack in top position.
- Place pork, turkey, spinach, breadcrumbs, egg whites, oregano, 1 1/2 tsps salt & 1/2 tsp pepper in a large bowl.
- With your hands, mix to combine. Roll into 1 - 1 1/2 inch meatballs. Arrange meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet. Lightly coat with cooking spray. Broil for 5 minutes. Turn meatballs and broil another 5 minutes, until golden brown.
- In a large heavy pot, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and Sriracha and bring to a simmer.
- Add meatballs and simmer at least 10 minutes. (To store, let cool, then refrigerate in an airtight container, up to 1 week, or freeze, up to 3 months).
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, add to pot with meatballs and gently toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Enjoy :).
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