Quick pasta & mini-meatballs
7
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 12 min • Cook: 18 min • Serves: 1 • Difficulty: Easy
Multiply this recipe to serve a crowd or to make easy take-to-work lunches for yourself.
Ingredients
Uncooked 93% lean ground beef
3 oz
Fresh basil
4 tsp(s), chopped, divided
Seasoned breadcrumbs
1 tbsp(s), Italian variety
Grated Parmesan cheese
1½ tbsp(s), divided
Garlic
1 clove(s), small, minced
Table salt
1 pinch(es)
Cooking spray
3 spray(s)
Jarred fat-free marinara sauce
⅓ cup(s)
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
2 oz, rotini variety
Instructions
1
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt if desired. Drain, reserving some of the cooking water to thin sauce if necessary.
2
Meanwhile, combine beef, 2 tsp basil, breadcrumbs, 2 tsp Parmesan, garlic, and salt in a small bowl; form into 8 meatballs.
3
Coat a small skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add meatballs; cook, shaking pan occasionally, until meatballs are browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add drained pasta and sauce to skillet, along with some reserved pasta cooking water, if desired; toss over low heat until coated. Stir in remaining 2 tsp basil; serve sprinkled with remaining 2 ½ tsp Parmesan.
4
Makes 1 serving.
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