What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Table Food: Vegetable Enriched Pasta Meatballs! For a clever way to increase vegetables into your diet, think pasta. The next trip you make to the grocery store could reveal the variety of homemade pasta noodles made with puréed tomatoes, carrots, spinach, and zucchini. Many are cholesterol-free and all-natural, if that sort of thing is important to you. Read the labels carefully. The last thing you want is food coloring instead of the real deal. Chop up fresh onions, green peppers, and garlic, as you normally would. By the time you add marinara sauce and meatballs, I guarantee you the family will be asking for seconds.
VEGETABLE ENRICHED PASTA MEATBALLS
Ingredients:
14 ounces vegetable mix homemade noodles
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 sweet onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
24-ounce jar pasta sauce, prepared
26-ounce bag frozen Italian-style meatballs, thawed
Instructions:
Bring 3-4 quarts of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the bag of vegetable in homemade noodles. Cook for 12-15 minutes, or until tender. Rinse and drain. Set aside. In a large skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions, green peppers, and minced garlic. Sauté until tender and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add prepared pasta sauce and Italian-style meatballs. Reduce heat and cover. Cook until heated thoroughly, 15-20 minutes. Add drained vegetable pasta. Toss to coat. Keep warm until ready to serve.
Great recipe for a busy day.
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…and my feet hit the floor running. 😜🍂👣
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This is health & wellness advice to present the vegetables in through pasta meal. (good, god, go)!
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The taste is scrumptious, too. 😋🍂
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*&* delicious it is!
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This sounds both easy and delicous.
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We’re spoiled with all the choices before us these days. 😍🍂
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Yes the veggie pasta’s are great…love the spinach ones! This looks perfect!!
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You are so right. Spinach pasta is yummy. 🌿🍃😍
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They are also very pretty! 🥰
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I agree. Makes a meal fun, too. 🤣
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Fantastic and DELICIOUS meal👌💕
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Thanks very much. We love pasta at my house. 👏💕
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I love meatballs! looks incredible!!
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Yes, Italian meatballs are certainly addictive. 😍🍂😋
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I love pasta so of course you slam dunked this week night masterpiece into my bookmarks. Nothing like a good pasta dinner after a run on a weeknight.
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So happy to oblige. When you want pasta, you gotta have it! 😍🍂
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I love the stuff in all its many splendored iterations.
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Especially topped with parmesan cheese. 🍃🧀
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So good!
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Nice recipe! You should check out my recipes too!( by clicking my name)
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Thank you, I did. The stuffed garlic bread looks amazing! 👏👏👏
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I love this
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Hearty and fulfilling, in my tummy. 😍🍂
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😊💞
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Looks yummy, dear Gail! We love GF spinach pasta!
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Color our world, right? 🌎🍂
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Absolutely!
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Looks delicious! I’ve got to try this out! I just started my own blog (crafts and cooking combined), It would be amazing if you checked it out :).
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Thank you! I will do that right now. Blessings. 🍃🍓
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Beautiful shots and yummy pasta.
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Isn’t it fun to try new pastas? Really gets the imagination going, that’s for sure. 🌟✨💫
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