Cyt Skinny Spaghetti Meatballs Recipes

CYT SKINNY SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat marinara sauce in a large, wide pot over medium heat. Cover to prevent splattering.
• Remove crusts from bread, place bread in a medium bowl and pour water over. Let sit 10 minutes, and gently squeeze out excess liquid. Put bread in a large bowl; discard water.
• Add the ground turkey, cheese, egg, onion, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and red pepper flakes to bowl with bread. Gently toss to combine, maintaining a light touch to keep air in the meatballs (don't squish the meat too much, or you'll end up with tough meatballs). Roll the meat mixture in your hands to create meatballs slightly larger than a golf ball.
• Remove marinara sauce from heat to prevent splattering, and gently drop the meatballs in the warm sauce. Return tomato sauce to medium-low heat, bring to a simmer and cook, covered, until meatballs have cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Cook pasta according to package directions, toss with marinara sauce and top with meatballs.
• Make your own marinara: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute 2 cloves minced garlic until lightly golden. Add 32 ounces of canned, peeled, crushed plum tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Add meatballs and 2 tablespoons of torn fresh basil leaves, and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook for 30 minutes.

INSTANT POT SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, pesto, egg, breadcrumbs, 1 tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Mix well with clean hands and form in to 8 meatballs.
• Add olive oil and ¼ cup of marinara sauce to the bottom of the inner pot and set Instant Pot to Sauté function. Cook meatballs for 2 to 3 minutes. Shake the pot gently to make sure the meatballs aren't sticking to the bottom.
• Press Cancel. Scatter the pasta over the meatballs, layer in opposite directions to prevent the pasta from clumping together. Top pasta with remaining 1 cup of sauce, followed by 2 cups of water.
• Cover and lock the lid in place, set to Pressure Cook on high pressure for 9 minutes. When the cook time is up, quick release the pressure. Remove the lid, pour pasta and meatballs out onto a large platter or serving dish. Serve with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Nutrition Info Per Serving: Serves: 4 (does not include Parmesan cheese) ; Calories: 611 ; Total Fat: 20 grams; Saturated Fat: 6 gram; Total Carbohydrate:72 grams; Sugars: 8 grams; Protein: 37 grams; Sodium: 794 milligrams; Cholesterol: 121 milligrams; Fiber: 3 grams.

FOOD NETWORK'S OLD-FASHIONED SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• To prepare meatballs: Combine bulgur and water in a small bowl. Let stand until the bulgur is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a rack with cooking spray and place it over a baking sheet lined with foil.
• Combine ground beef, sausage, onion, egg whites, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs and the soaked bulgur in a large bowl; mix well. Form the mixture into 1-inch meatballs (about 24). Place the meatballs on the rack and bake for 25 minutes. Blot well with paper towel.
• To prepare sauce & spaghetti: Put a large pot of lightly salted water on to boil. Bring sauce to a simmer in a pan. Add the sauce to meatballs and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Stir in basil (or parsley).
• Meanwhile, cook spaghetti (or linguine) until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Top with the sauce and meatballs and serve with grated cheese.

MAMA'S BEST EVER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Directions.
• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs and 1/2 cup Sauce in medium bowl; shape into 18 meatballs.
• Bring remaining Sauce to a boil over medium-high heat in 12-inch skillet. Gently stir in uncooked meatballs. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until meatballs are done.
• Serve over hot spaghetti.

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl dump meat, green onions, milk, bread crumbs, eggs, cheese, and parsley inches Sprinkle plenty of Tony's Chachere over mixture. (This will only add flavor,,,it will not make it spicy.) Using hands, knead until all ingredients are well mixed. Take half of mixture and set in a separate bowl.
• With one half of meat mixture -- roll into 1.5 inch meatballs. Heat 1 cup of Olive Oil in skillet on medium-high heat. When ready, put meatballs in grease. Fry about 6 minutes on each side, or until a Darker Brown crust appears on most of meatball. Do this until all are cooked. Turn oil off & put meatballs on a separate plate.
• With remaining oil in same skillet, add the remaining meat mixture from earlier. Also add chopped onion and bell pepper w/juices from food processor. Stir really good. Cook until meat is cooked. Add tomato paste, sugar, basil, and garlic. Stir good. Add water, enough to make a sauce texture, not runny. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add more Tony's until desired taste. Add meatballs. Simmer on low for 30 minutes, keep stirring. Serve over cooked vermicilli noodles. YUM-O!

5 STAR SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Brown the sausage in a medium pan.
• Strain the tomatoes and finely crush what's left into the sauce pan.
• Add the water and the meatballs and simmer for at least 2 hours; chill, then remove the fat as one layer.
• Reheat and serve over your favorite pasta or on hoagie buns for meatball subs-- freezes well.