Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Spaghetti and Meatballs: An Old Favorite Revisited


Here is a recipe that is one of those all time favorites in many families with children.  The problem is how do you make meatballs and sauce without onions? Turns out it isn’t that hard it just takes a few substitutions. Instead of onions you use shallots- lots of them! Another great substitution for onions although not in this recipe is leeks; you can also use green onions. All do not have the tyramine levels that regular onions do. For the onion and lemon juice free tomato sauce again I turned to bionaturae’s strained tomatoes.

Simple, fast filling and delicious!



Ingredients for Meatballs

1 package of ground turkey or beef (we used turkey)

½ Cup bread crumbs

2 large Cloves of shallots chopped finely

3 Cloves of garlic chopped finely

1 egg

Pizza seasoning (about Tbs)***, basil (Tbs), fennel (Ts), Penzeys Spices Bangkok Blend (Ts), Season to taste

Pasta!

Bionaturae’s Strained Tomato Sauce or other no onion or lemon juice sauce warmed in saucepan with Pizza seasoning added. You can also sauté garlic in olive oil first if you have extra time!

Mix together the meatball ingredients in a small bowl.Roll into balls and dredge in flour

Add 3-4 tablespoons olive oil to a frying pan and cook the meatballs on medium high heat until cooked through, turning them frequently, so they do not burn but form a nice crust. 

*Don’t forget please don’t sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top- don’t worry you won’t even miss it after awhile!

I swear I will get off this Italian kick soon!

*** As a kind friend pointed out pizza seasoning does have onion in it! I swear i read it 3 times. Onion is ok in small amounts according to some experts, however since i still am having some low grade headaches this could be why! So, I think i am going to stay away from it sadly for awhile. The choice is of course up to you! That is why this blog is soo important we can all help each other!!!

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