Healthy Meal of the Week

Hey everyone!  Tonight’s healthy meal is “Garlicky Meatball Pasta” from the April 2012 Cooking Light.  It was really yummy and a big hit with Scarlett.  I added a small salad with raspberry vinaigrette to mine. Check it out below!

Ingredients:

9 ounces refrigerated fettuccine

12 ounces ground sirloin

½ cup panko

1/3 cup chopped fresh basil

2 garlic cloves, minced

3/8 teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 ¾ cups lower-sodium marinara sauce

1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions:

1.  Cook the pasta per directions.  Drain over a bowl ad reserve 1/3 cup pasta water.

2.  While pasta cooks, combine beef and next 6 ingredients (through egg); shape mixture into 16 meatballs.  Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add meatballs; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides.  Reduce heat to medium-low.

3.  Add marinara and 1/3 cup pasta water.  Cover and cook 11 minutes or until meatballs are done.  Divide the pasta evenly among 4 plates; top evenly with sauce, meatballs and cheese.

Serves 4

Nutritional information:  489 calories; 16.6g total fat (6.1g saturated fat; 6.9g mono.; 1g poly); 29.1g protein; 71.6g carbohydrates; 2.6g fiber; 147mg cholesterol; 2.4mg iron; 688mg sodium; 110mg calcium