A Healthy Twist on Grandma's Spaghetti and Meatballs

I take my grandmother's classic meatballs (the best I have ever had) and put a healthy twist on them!

Growing up with a grandmother who was married to a man born and raised in Italy, I grew up loving all the Italian food. To this day, I swear by the fact that I have never eaten better meatballs than hers, and luckily she passed on her recipe to all the grandkids. I use her recipe as a base and then I add some healthier alternatives to create a replica that won't make you feel as guilty on pasta night. Paired with Banza, gluten free, chickpea pasta and my homemade sauce recipe.

“ To this day, I swear by the fact that I have never eaten better meatballs than hers, and luckily she passed on her recipe to all the grandkids.”

Below I go over your shopping list and I breakdown the specific recipe and the steps to making this skillet dinner! Serves 4. Recipe is gluten free and can be made dairy free (opt out of the fresh parm on top of pasta for dairy free).

Ingredients

For the meatballs:

* 1/2 lb of organic ground turkey

* 1 tbsp olive oil

* 1/2 an egg

* 1/4 c of gluten free bread crumbs

* 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

* 1.5 tbsp Italian seasoning, onion powder, crushed red pepper

* 2 tbsp fresh garlic, minced

* 1 tbsp pink Himalayan salt

For the sauce:

* 1/2 c of low sodium chicken broth

* 1/2 can of canned coconut milk (I used the fat on top)

* 1 large shallot, minced

* 1 tbsp crushed red pepper and paprika

* 1 tbsp fresh garlic minced

* 1/4 c of cooking white wine

* 1/2 c of fresh chopped basil

* Pepper and sea salt

For the sauce:

* 1 can of tomatoes

* 1 tbsp olive oil

* 2 tbsp Italian seasoning, pink Himalayan salt, crushed red pepper

* 2 tbsp fresh minced garlic

* 2 tbsp fresh minced onion

--- Cooking Steps ---

1. Add all the meatball ingredients in to a mixing bowl and then mush together. Roll into 1 inch meatballs.

2. Pre-heat oven to 400 and then cook for 25 minutes, flipping halfway. After they are done add to a pan with the sauce and cook for another 5-6 minutes.

3. For the sauce, add all the ingredients into a food processor and blend. Add to a pan afterwards to heat up.

4. If not dairy free, add some fresh parm to the top!

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