Healthy Spinach Meatballs With Spicy Sriracha Marinara

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry (or 1 1/2 10 oz pkgs)
• 1/3 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
• 3 egg whites
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano (i used italian seasoning, because i had that on hand)
• course salt & pepper
• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup sriracha sauce (use less if you're less adventurous!)
• 1 (16 ounce) box whole wheat spaghetti
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat broiler, with rack in top position.
• 2 place lamb, turkey, spinach, breadcrumbs, egg whites, oregano, 1 1/2 tsps salt & 1/2 tsp pepper in a large bowl.
• 3 with your hands, mix to combine. roll into 1 - 1 1/2 inch meatballs. arrange meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet. lightly coat with cooking spray. broil for 5 minutes. turn meatballs and broil another 5 minutes, until golden brown.
• 4 in a large heavy pot, heat oil over medium. add onion and garlic. cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.
• 5 add tomatoes and sriracha and bring to a simmer.
• 6 add meatballs and simmer at least 10 minutes. (to store, let cool, then refrigerate in an airtight container, up to 1 week, or freeze, up to 3 months).
• 7 in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions. drain pasta, add to pot with meatballs and gently toss to coat.
• 8 sprinkle with parsley and serve. enjoy :).