Description
Chicken meatballs and spaghetti is a great alternative to beef or pork. Now, I love beef and pork, but I wanted to give my family something different. This is a recipe for a family of five, plus a little extra for leftovers.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 2 ¼ cups water
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds ground chicken
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper, to taste
- cooking spray
- 1 (16 ounce) package whole-wheat spaghetti
Instructions
- Stir together the crushed tomatoes
- diced tomatoes
- tomato paste
- water
- and basil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil
- reduce heat to low
- and simmer for 15 minutes while preparing meatballs.
- Mix together the ground chicken
- bread crumbs
- Parmesan cheese
- eggs
- Italian seasoning
- salt
- and pepper in a medium bowl. Roll into 1 inch balls. Heat a large skillet over medium heat
- and coat with cooking spray. Brown the meatballs on all sides. Add meatballs to the simmering pasta sauce and cook until internal temperature of meatballs reaches a minimum of 160 degrees F (72 degrees C)
- about 30 minutes.
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water
- and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling
- stir in the spaghetti
- and return to a boil. Cook until the pasta has cooked through
- but is still firm to the bite
- about 12 minutes. Drain. Serve the meatballs and sauce over the cooked spaghetti.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8