Best Meatballs With Tomato And Zucchini Medley Recipes
MEATBALLS WITH TOMATO AND ZUCCHINI MEDLEY
From "The South Beach Diet Cookbook" c.2004 Use this phase 2 one-dish meal to easily add a few servings of vegetables to your day. Serve it in bowls with crusty whole grain bread or spoon it over whole wheat fettuccine.
Provided by WendyMaq
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine beef or turkey, bread crumbs, egg, 1 teaspoon of pepper, Italian Seasoning, and 8 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Form into balls the size of walnuts.
- Spray a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Working in batches, add meatballs and cook for 15 minutes or until browned and no longer pink inside. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- In same skillet as the meatball drippings over med-high heat, add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion is tender.
- Stir in the Stir in zucchini, squash, cut tomatoes with juice, crushed tomatoes, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper, the remaining 4 tablespoons of cheese, and the meatballs.
- Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped basil. Garnish with a the basil sprig.
TOMATOES AND ZUCCHINI WITH MEATBALLS
Use this one-dish meal to sneak in a few servings of vegetables. Serve it in bowls with crusty Italian bread or spoon it over fettuccine.
Provided by TXOLDHAM
Categories Vegetable
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine beef or turkey, bread crumbs, egg substitute or egg, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 4 tablespoons cheese. Form into balls the size of walnuts. Warm oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add meatballs, several at a time, and cook 15 minutes, or until browned and no longer pink inside. Remove to a bowl,leaving drippings in the skillet.
- In the same skillet in warm drippings over medium-high heat, add onion and garlic. Cook 5 minutes, or until onion is tender.
- Stir in zucchini, yellow squash, cut tomatoes (with juice), crushed tomatoes, sugar, remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and meatballs. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes. Stir in basil. Serve.
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