Beef / Pork

Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs is for Dinner.

Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs takes 45 minutes to cook.

Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs are:

Meat mixture:
1 lb. lean ground turkey
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 c. Italian cheese blend
1 egg
3/4 c. Italian bread crumbs

Vegetable mixture:
1 medium carrot
1/2 large onion
6 cloves garlic
1 handful fresh basil
1 handful fresh parsley
3 T olive oil
1 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
1 T crushed red pepper flakes

Here is how you make Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs:

Bake spaghetti squash (see instructions below).While squash is cooking, prepare meatballs.1. In a large bowl combine ground beef and turkey. Set aside.2. Use a food processor to chop the cheese very finely and add this to the meat mixture.3. In a food processor start vegetable mixture - one medium size carrot, 1/2 large onion, six cloves garlic, one large handful each basil and flat leaf parsley.4. Heat three tablespoons of olive oil in a medium size pan over medium/high heat. Add vegetable mixture - the carrot, onion, garlic, basil, and parsley - and add one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon pepper and one tablespoon of crushed red pepper flakes. Saut? for about 7-8 minutes or until very tender.5. Add half of the saut?ed vegetable mixture to the meat mixture and place in the refrigerator covered, the other half set aside.6. To the meat mixture, add one beaten egg, 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs, and mix to incorporate all the ingredients and form about 2-3 inch balls.7. Bake on foil-lined baking sheet at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes, until cooked through (turn halfway through baking).7. Add the pasta sauce to the reserved vegetable mixture and heat through. Add cooked meatballs.8. Prepare pasta according to directions. After draining, combine with prepared spaghetti squash.To prepare spaghetti squash:Bake spaghetti squash on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (until a knife can be inserted easily). Remove from oven when done and cool enough to handle. Cut in half and scrape out "spaghetti" strands with a fork. Sprinkle with a tiny bit of olive oil if necessary to keep from sticking.Serving Size: Makes 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LULUP83.

The nutritional information for Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 509.9

• Total Fat: 24.1 g
• Cholesterol: 120.8 mg
• Sodium: 729.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 39.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 34.8 g

Lightened up "sinfully divine" spaghetti and meatballs is Italian cuisine.