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SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS




List of Ingredients



• MEATBALLS:
  
• 2 SLICES WHITE BREAD
  
• 2 TABLESPOONS FAT FREE MILK
  
• 8 OUNCES SLICED MUSHROOMS
  
• 12 OUNCE JAR ROASTED RED PEPPERS, DRAINED AND CHOPPEDD
  
• 1 POUND GROUND TURKEY
  
• 1 TEASPOON SALT
  
• 1/2 TEASPOON ITALIAN SEASONING
  
• 1/4 TEASPOON PEPPER
  
• 1 TABLESPOON MINCED DRIED ONION
  
• 1 EGG
  
• SAUCE:
  
• 1 TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL
  
• 1 MEDIUM SIZE ONION, CHOPPEDD
  
• 28 OUNCE CAN CRUSHED TOMATOES
  
• 3 TABLESPOONS TOMATO PASTE
  
• 2 TEASPOONS SUGAR
  
• 1 TEASPOON GARLIC SALT
  
• 1/2 TEASPOON RED PEPPER FLAKES
  
• 1 POUND THIN SPAGHETTI
  






Instructions



1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°. GREASE A 15 1/2 X 10 1/2" BAKING PAN.
   
2. FINELY CRUMBLE BREAD INTO SMALL BOWL, ADD MILK AND LET STAND TO SOAK.
   
3. CHOP 1 CUP OF THE MUSHROOMS. PLACE IN MEDIUM SIZE BOWL, ADD 1/2 CUP ROASTED RED PEPPERS, GROUND TURKEY, SALT, ITALIAN SEASONING, BLACK PEPPER, DRIED ONION AND SOAKED BREAD. ADD EGG. MIXING WELL UNTIL ALL INGREDIENTS ARE EVENLY BLENDED.( THIS CAN BE DONE IN A FOOD PROCESSOR).
   
4. USING ABOUT 1 SLIGHTLY ROUNDED TABLESPOON OF TURKEY MIXTURE FOR EACH MEATBALL, SHAPE MIXTURE INTO ABOUT 32 MEATBELLS. PLACE ON PREPARED BAKING PAN.
   
5. BAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL INSTANT READ THERMOMETER INSERTED IN CENTER REGISTER 165°.
   
6. BRING A LARGE POT OF LIGHTLY SALTED WATER TO BOILING, ADD PASTA TO BOILING WATER. COOK UNTIL AL DENTE, TENDER BUT STIL FIRM.
   
7. HEAT OIL IN LARGE STRAIGHT SIDED SKILLET OVER MEDIUM HIGH HEAT. ADD ONION, COOK 6 MINUTES. ADD REMAINING MUSHROOMS AND ROASTED RED PEPPER, COOK 4 MINUTES STIRRING. STIR IN TOMATOES, PASTE, SUGAR, GARLIC SALT AND RED PEPPER FLAKES. COVER AND SIMMER 10 MINUTES.
   
8. WHEN MEAT BALLS ARE COOKED THROUGH, TRANSFER TO TOMATO SAUCE IN SKILLET, GENTLY STIR TO COAT THE MEATBALLS WITH SAUCE.
   
9. DRAIN SPAGHETTI. TRANSFER TO A LARGE SERVING BOWL. TOP WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND MEATBALLS.
   
10. 8 SERVINGS, $1.16 PER EACH SERVING
    SOURCE: FAMILY CIRCLE, 10/3/00
    
11. 419 CALORIES
    10 GM FAT
    2 GM SATURATED
    22 GM PROTEIN
    61 GM CARBOHYDRATE
    4 GM FIBER
    1,048 MG SODIUM
    68 MG CHOLESTEROL