You can make this the old fashioned way and keep the meatballs separate. You can even make a double batch of meatballs and freeze half after browning for a future dinner.
To keep it super easy and have less clean up we add the sauce and dried pasta to the pot with the meatballs, simmer away and stir. The meatballs might break up a bit but that didn’t bother us and we love having one less pot to clean.
One Pot Spaghetti with Super Meatballs
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken or turkey breast
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic clove minced, divided
- 5 ounces frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained (about ½ cup)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt divided
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper divided
- ½ cup oat flour
- ½ cup finely chopped fresh basil divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 1-pound box whole wheat spaghetti
- Garnish: red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine ground turkey, finely chopped onion, 1 clove minced garlic, spinach, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, egg, oat flour and half of basil.
- Mix meat mixture together with your hands and then form 18 meatballs.
- In a large Dutch oven or pot with a lid heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add the the meatballs and cook for 5-6 minutes turning as needed until they are browned all over.
- Add in the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, rest of the basil, salt, pepper and last 2 cloves of garlic stir well. Add 2 cups hot water and bring mixture to a boil.
- Add pasta, breaking up if it fits better. Cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring once or twice until pasta is cooked.
- Season to taste.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
One Pot Spaghetti with Super Meatballs
Amount per Serving
Calories
480
% Daily Value*
Fat
7
g
11
%
Cholesterol
80
mg
27
%
Sodium
1000
mg
43
%
Carbohydrates
75
g
25
%
Fiber
114
g
475
%
Sugar
11
g
12
%
Protein
35
g
70
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Thanks for catching that, it should only be 2 cups of water.
what do you do with the 3rd cup of water?