Kids' Meatballs and Marinara
Serve 2 | with Spaghetti
Pile your plate high with this kid-friendly classic! Quick marinara sauce pairs with juicy pork meatballs for an easy weekday lunch or dinner that comes together in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients: Crushed tomatoes (crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, water, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, sugar, citric acid) • Ground pork • Spaghetti (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Spinach • Tomato sauce (water, tomato paste, modified corn starch, soybean oil, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) • Parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, modified corn starch and/or potato starch, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, lipase), salt, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, flavour, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, caramel colour, beta-carotene, anticaking blend (potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, cellulose, natamycin, enzyme)) (milk) • Italian breadcrumbs (toasted bread crumbs [enriched flour, (wheat flour, malted barley, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, water, yeast, salt, sugars (brown sugar, honey, molasses, sugar, dextrose), wheat gluten, whey, soy flour, rye flour, corn flour, oat bran, corn meal, cornstarch, rice flour, potato flour, butter, dough conditioners (mono and diglycerides, sodium and/or calcium stearoyl lactylate, soy lethicin, calcium carbonate, ascorbic acid), yeast nutrients (ammonium sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), distilled vinegar, skim milk, buttermilk, citric acid, grain vinegar, datem, potassium iodate, guar gum, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, sesame seeds], salt, imported pecorino romano cheese (sheep’s milk, salt, rennet), spices, natural & artificial flavor, garlic, onion and parsley) (barley, milk, oats, rye, sesame, soy, wheat) • Parsley • Italian seasoning (oregano, basil, marjoram, garlic powder, rosemary, parsley flakes, bay leaf, canola oil, silicon dioxide) • Garlic salt (salt, garlic powder, silicon dioxide).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Pork
170 g
Spaghetti
(Contains Wheat)
4 tbsp
Italian Breadcrumbs
(Contains Oats, Rye, Sesame, Soy, Wheat, Barley, Milk May contain Fish, Egg, Sulphites, Peanuts, Triticale, Crustaceans, Mustard, Tree nuts, Soy)
7 g
Parsley
1 unit(s)
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
4 g
Garlic Salt
(May contain Milk, Sulphites, Wheat, Tree nuts, Triticale, Mustard, Soy, Sesame, Peanuts)
4.3 g
Italian Seasoning
(Contains Sulphites May contain Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Triticale, Wheat)
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
56 g
Baby Spinach
2 tbsp
Tomato Sauce Base
(May contain Mustard, Milk, Tree nuts, Fish, Egg, Sesame, Crustaceans, Gluten, Sulphites, Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Start the recipe when the water is boiling.
- Roughly chop parsley.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Add spaghetti to the boiling water. Cook uncovered for 10-12 min, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- Strain spaghetti, reserving 1/3 cup pasta water, then return spaghetti to the same pot, off heat.
- Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- To a large bowl, add ground pork, Italian breadcrumbs, half the parsley, 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning and 1/2 tsp garlic salt. Season with pepper, then mix to combine.
- Roll mixture into 10 equal-sized meatballs.
- On the prepared baking sheet, arrange meatballs. Roast in the middle of the oven for 8-10 min, until golden and cooked through.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high. When hot, add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce base and 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning. Add remaining garlic salt and pepper.
- Bring mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium.
- Add spinach and 1/4 tsp sugar. Stir occasionally for 1-2 min, until spinach wilts. Stir in reserved pasta water.
- Transfer meatballs and any pan juices to the pot with marinara sauce. Stir to combine.
- Divide spaghetti between plates, then top with marinara and meatballs.
- Sprinkle Parmesan and remaining parsley over top.
