Spaghetti And Meatball Bites

Spaghetti And Meatball Bites

By: Rachel's Tea

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Servings
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Prep-Time
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Coock-Time
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Cal/serving
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Ingredients
  • Spaghetti squash (no seeds) 1
  • Ground Beef 1 lb
  • Ttomato sauce 14 oz
  • Egg whites (whisked) 3
  • Dried parsley 1 tbsp
  • Dried basil 1 tbsp
  • Dried thyme 1 tbsp
  • fat of choice 1 tbsp
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, use a spoon to remove the seeds and excess threads.
  3. Place spaghetti squash cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes. Make sure not to overcook!!
  4. Add your ground beef to a large bowl and add ½ tbsp. of parsley, basil, and thyme and a bit of salt and pepper. Combine.
  5. Make your ground beef into small bite-sized meatballs.
  6. Now place a large skillet under medium heat, add your fat then smallmeatballs.
  7. Then add a can of tomato sauce, extra herbs, and salt and pepper.
  8. After meatballs have cooked for about 3-4 minutes, flip them and let them simmer in the sauce.
  9. While the meatballs are cooking, remove your spaghetti squash from oven and use a fork to scrape out the noodles of the squash.
  10. Turn oven down to 350 degrees.
  11. Place silicone cups in your muffin tin then add your spaghetti squash threads to eat silicone cup, pressing down in the middle of the cup for the meatball to sit.
  12. Once the meatballs are done cooking, remove them from the sauce, and place each one in a muffin tin.
  13. Now, pour just a little bit of beaten egg white on top of each muffin, spaghetti squash and the meatball.
  14. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the egg is completely cooked through.
  15. Add extra sauce to a bowl and dip your spaghetti and meatball bites in the sauce! YUMM!