Fat Yummy Meatballs

Meatballs:

1lb ground meat

3/4 c crushed croutons

1/4 c fresh chopped parsley

1 garlic clove, chopped

1 beaten egg (or just squished with your hand into the meat :)

1/4 c italian dressing

1/2 c crumbled feta

1/2 fresh shredded parmesean cheese

1 tbsp butter

olive oil

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Sauce:

Jar of Spaghetti sauce

1 can diced tomatoes

italian spice

garlic powder

onion powder

red pepper flakes

Mash all ingredients above line, except oil and butter together and form into racket ball sized balls. Drizzle olive oil and butter in sauce pan. Roll meatballs around pan for 15 minutes over medium heat.

Honestly I was kind of faking the meatballs and didnt think about the sauce, so I kind of threw it together while the meatballs were cooking. BUT it turned out pretty good. I added a jar of my fav spaghetti sauce and a can of diced tomatoes, garlic powder, italian spice, and onion powder, and red pepper flakes. Let it simmer with meatballs 5 more minutes, until it was warmed through. It was a very simple tomato sauce, but went really well with the meatballs. The red pepper flakes were a favorite ingredient of mine:) Serve over pasta and with fresh Parmesean cheese.

Better than Spaghetti Sauce

Hearty Porky Pasta Sauce

While trying to come up with a way to employ ground pork in a meal, low carb style, I basically started with spaghetti sauce in mind, and kept adding stuff to make it more filling, so I would eat less pasta. I ended up ditching the ragu altogether, and just adding a can of diced tomatoes. It was scruptious.

1lb ground pork

1 green pepper

1 onion

1 small can olives (I used minced because it's what I had)

1 can diced tomatoes

1 pkg fresh mushrooms sliced

olive oil

Oregano, italian seasoning (either/or)

s&p

parmegean cheese

Dreamfields low carb pasta (optional)

Dice onion and bell pepper to your liking. Brown pepper and onion in olive oil. Add pork and brown. Then I added the mushrooms to give them a little time to soften before adding the diced tomatoes. Finish by adding the tomatoes and olives. Let it simmer for 5ish minutes to get all the flavors melded together. Quite yummy. Add s&p to taste, and serve with parmegean cheese on top and low carb noodles on bottom. An alternative to plain old spaghetti.