A healthy take on a timeless family favourite, this recipe gives you all of the tasty goodness of the Italian classic, in a way you can feel good about.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
120g wholewheat spaghetti
Spray oil
For the meat balls:
400g turkey mince
A bunch of spring onions
A teaspoon of minced chili
An egg
For the sauce:
A tin of tomatoes
A teaspoon of minced garlic
A red onion
A tablespoon of dried oregano
A handful of chopped fresh basil
Method:
- Put a kettle of water on to boil
- Put your mince into a large bowl
- Add your chili
- Chop up your spring onions and add to the bowl
- Whisk up your egg and add about half of it to the bowl.
- Mix ingredients well and form into meatballs. You should get about 12
- Spray some spray oil onto your frying pan and put it on the heat
- Add your meatballs on to the pan to brown, this will take about 2-3 minutes per side
- Once browned pop them onto a plate and set aside
- Rinse off your pan
- Dice your onion and put it into your pan along with your garlic and cook until soft
- Add your tomatoes, oregano and basil to the pan and stir
- Add your meatballs back to the pan and cover with sauce and allow to simmer
- Put your pasta on to boil
- Once your pasta is cooked (this should take about 12 minutes) drain and serve into bowls
- Top with meatballs and sauce
- Add a little fresh Parmesan if you like and enjoy
Nutritional Information per Serving:
Kcals: 645
Protein: 59.5g
Fat: 22.5g
Carbohydrate: 43.6g
