Low Carb Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner
This is a meal of low carb spaghetti and meatballs using pre-made meatballs and shirataki noodles. The low carb sauce is the homemade part of the recipe, and it is designed for when fresh tomatoes are out of season.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon olive oil or bacon fat
- 1 large onion coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 6 ounces tomato paste small can or paste in tube
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried basil fresh if available
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 28 ounces can crushed tomatoes preferably Italian
- 28 ounces can tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar optional
- 2 tablespoon fresh parsley roughly chopped
- 4 small peperoncini
- 16 ounces pre-made pork & parmesan meatballs
- 8 ounces shirataki noodles
- 3 ounces parmesan cheese grated (for garnish)
Instructions
- In large pot, skillet or dutch oven, heat oil on medium and add onions. Saute for about 3 min. and then add garlic and cook 2 min. longer.
- Add tomato paste and stir. Add all spices and stir to combine.
- Add cans of tomatoes and tomato sauce, then 4 1/2 cup water. Stir in sugar (if using), parsley and peperoncini. Bring to gentle boil.
- Turn heat down to a simmer partly cover and leave sauce to simmer about 2 hours or more, stirring occasionally.
- After the sauce has been cooking for 2 hours, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil and empty pre-made meatballs onto the sheet. Place in oven pre-heated to 375 degrees F and turn the timer on for 30 minutes (*note: you can turn meatballs over at 15 minutes if desired to get browning on all sides).
- Keep sauce on a low simmer. While meatballs are cooking, empty shirataki noodles into a strainer placed over a bowl. Rinse in a strainer over a bowl to get rid of offputting smell. Let drain while making sauce.
- 5 minutes before meatballs are done, add drained shirataki noodles to sauce and heat through.
- Remove meatballs from oven, cover with tomato sauce, garnish with fresh parmesan and serve.
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