Recipe

Whole Wheat Spagetti With Ground Chicken Meatballs In Homemeade Spagetti Sauce Recipe

	Marmay / All my dishes 10 months ago This dish is healthy and satisfying you use whole wheat pasta and ground breast of chicken. Adapted from Ellie Kreiger of the Food Network. Prep:45m Cook:45m Servings:6	Marmay
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Ingredients

Sauce:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

8 cloves garlic, minced

6tablespoons tomato paste

2 (28-ounce) can tomatoes unsalted

1 15 ounce can of fire roasted diced tomatos

2 teaspoons chopped oregano leaves

1 sprig fresh rosemary

Salt

1/4 cup torn fresh basil leaves

chicken meatballs

Cooking spray

1 pound ground chicken breast

1 slice fresh whole-wheat bread, crusts removed, pulsed into crumbs or whole wheat panko 1/3 cup

1/4 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving

1/2 cup finely grated carrot

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

2 large cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves, plus more for garnish

2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 box (16 ounces) whole-wheat spaghetti

Directions

Fill a large stockpot with water and bring to a boil for pasta.

Make Sauce:

In a 4-quart saucepan heat the oil over medium heat. Saute the onions until translucent, about 3 minutes,

then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.

Add tomato paste,

tomatoes,

oregano,

rosemary,

and salt.

Bring all the ingredients to a low boil, reduce heat and cook for approximately 15 minutes, until liquid has evaporated slightly.

Season with salt and pepper, to taste

. While sauce is cooking, make meatballs.

Meatballs:

Preheat the broiler. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Combine the chickenwith all other ingredients in a large work bowl. Form into 2 1/2 -inch balls and place on a baking sheet.

Broil for 10 minutes, or until browned and almost entirely cooked through.

Meanwhile, remove rosemary sprig from sauce and add fresh basil. Add the meatballs to the sauce, cover, and cook additional 10 minutes, or until sauce has slightly thickened and meatballs have absorbed some of the sauce.

While the meatballs are cooking, cook the whole-wheat spaghetti according to package directions.

Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Add the sauce and meatballs, toss and heat through over medium heat.

Divide evenly among 4 pasta bowls

garnish with parsley and 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan.

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