Mexican-Style Spaghetti and Meatballs

Name: Mexican-Style Spaghetti and Meatballs
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters bread crumbs; 411 grams diced tomatoes; 1 Anaheim (New Mexico) chile pepper, seeded and minced; 1 teaspoon guajillo chile powder; 2 teaspoons Mexican-style chili Powder; 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, finely chopped; 1 egg; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 454 grams ground turkey; 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams package spaghetti; 680 grams spaghetti sauce; 1 Tbsp taco seasoning mix; 2 tostada shells, crushed into fine crumbs

Mexican-Style Spaghetti and Meatballs might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 33g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 502 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up bread crumbs, salt, egg, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Place a sheet of aluminum foil onto a baking sheet, and lightly grease with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Sheet

Place the ground turkey into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with the Mexican chili powder, guajillo chile powder, salt, black pepper, and Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

Guajillo Pepper

Ground Turkey

Black Pepper

Chili Powder

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Add the egg, olive oil, chopped onion, jalapeno pepper, and Anaheim pepper.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Anaheim Pepper

Olive Oil

Onion

Egg

Mix well with your hands until evenly blended, then sprinkle with the tostada crumbs and bread crumbs.

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Tostadas

Bread

Mix again until the bread crumbs are incorporated. Form the meatball mixture into 1-inch balls and place onto the prepared baking sheet.

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Breadcrumbs

Meatballs

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Baking Sheet

Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs have lightly browned and are no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes. Turn the meatballs over after 20 minutes to ensure even cooking.

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Meatballs

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Oven

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the spaghetti and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.

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Spaghetti

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

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Colander

After you have flipped the meatballs, stir together the diced tomatoes, diced onion, chipotle chile, spaghetti sauce, and taco seasoning in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until the onion is tender.

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Pasta Sauce