Light Meatball Primavera Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add onion, cooking until soft but not colored, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cool slightly.
• Combine bread and milk in a bowl to soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze excess milk from bread and finely chop. Add chopped bread to the bowl with onions. Add all the remaining ingredients except the tomato sauce. Gently fold with hands to incorporate ingredients, but do not overmix or meatballs will be tough.
• Bring tomato sauce to a simmer in a large deep-sided skillet. Pinch 1/4 cup of the meat mixture and gently form a ball with wet hands. Drop the meatballs, as they are formed, directly into the sauce. Cover and simmer, stirring carefully a few times until meatballs are cooked through, about 30 minutes. Serve meatballs with sauce and grated Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine ground pork, onion, garlic, egg white, breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano and season with salt and black pepper.
• Mix until well combined, and shape into 36 balls.
• Spray a large skillet, set over high heat.
• Cook meatballs in three batches, keep turning while cooking for about 5 minutes each batch, or until browned. Set aside.
• Saute garlic, onions over low heat on a sprayed skillet for 2-3 minutes, until onions soften.
• Stir in tomatoes and tomato paste, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add meatballs, cover and simmer 15 more minutes or until meatballs are cooked inside.
• Add sugar, parsley and oregano; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook spaghetti to desired texture, drain and serve with meatballs and sauce.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sprinkle with a few shakes of garlic powder and cook until no longer pink.
• Combine cream cheese, dressing and milk in separate small sauce pan. Heat on low to medium-low and whisk until smooth.
• Add cream cheese mixture to chicken and vegetables. Stir well and heat through (about 5 minutes). Serve over pasta.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a baking sheet with foil and brush with 1 tsp oil. Mash the lentils in a bowl with the back of a fork to break down a bit, but not completely. Stir in the pork, rosemary, mustard, garlic, some pepper to generously season, and mix well with the fork to distribute the lentils evenly. Divide the mixture into 4. Form each quarter into 5 small balls - to give you 20 in total - squeezing the mixture together well as you shape it. Lay the meatballs on the foil and roll them around in the oil to coat all over. Bake for 15 mins until cooked and lightly browned. Remove (leave the oven on) and set aside.
• While the meatballs cook, heat 2 tsp of the oil for the sauce in a large non-stick frying pan. Tip in the shallots and garlic, and fry on a medium heat for 3-4 mins until softened and tinged brown. Pour in the remaining 1 tsp oil, lay the tomatoes in the pan so most of them are cut-side down (to help release the juices), raise the heat and fry them for 3-4 mins or until the tomatoes are starting to soften and release their juices. Don't stir, or they may lose their shape. Splash in 125-150ml water so it all bubbles, and gently mix in the tomato purée. Lower the heat and simmer for 2 mins to create a juicy, chunky sauce. Season with the chilli flakes, oregano, pepper and a pinch of salt, and give it a quick stir, adding a drop more water if needed - you want it thick enough to coat the meatballs.
• Pour the sauce into a casserole dish, add the meatballs and spoon the sauce over them to coat. Cover with foil and bake for 10 mins while you cook the spaghetti.
• Boil a large saucepan of water. Add the spaghetti, stir and bring back to the boil. Cook for 10-12 mins, or following pack instructions, until al dente. Drain well, season with pepper and serve with the meatballs, sauce and a light sprinkling of oregano.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook to 5 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally.
• Add carrots, celery, chicken broth,6 and black pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, or until carrots are tender.
• Meanwhile, cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain, transfer to a large serving bowl, and cover to keep warm.
• Stir ham and cream into carrot mixture and cook over low heat until just heated through.
• Pour cream mixture over tortellini, add Parmesan cheese, and toss to combine.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Prepare vegetables; julienne cut the carrots, chop broccoli, snow peas, asparagus. Whichever vegetables you like will work wonderfully in this dish.
• Steam the vegetables for a about 5 minutes.
• In a very large skillet (or even a wok), saute the mushrooms and garlic in the butter for about 4 minutes.
• Add the steamed vegetables to the sauteed mushrooms.
• Add the broth, lemon juice, sugar, pepper flakes, basil, and salt and pepper to the skillet and toss for a minute or two.
• Add the cooked and drained pasta, incorporate with the vegetables.