Mexican-Style Spaghetti and Meatballs

Health score
27%
Mexican-Style Spaghetti and Meatballs
75 min.
6
505kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.3 cup bread crumbs 
  • 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes diced canned
  • 0.5  anaheim chile pepper minced seeded (New Mexico)
  • teaspoon guajillo chile powder 
  • 1.5 teaspoons chili powder mexican-style
  •  chipotle chile in adobo sauce finely chopped
  •  eggs 
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
  • pound pd of ground turkey 
  • small jalapeno minced seeded
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • 0.5  onion diced
  • tablespoon parmesan cheese grated
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 16 ounce pasta like spaghetti 
  • 24 ounce spaghetti sauce 
  • tablespoon taco seasoning 
  •  tostada shells crushed fine

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • mixing bowl
  • pot
  • aluminum foil
  • colander

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Place a sheet of aluminum foil onto a baking sheet, and lightly grease with cooking spray.
  3. 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.
  4. Add the egg, olive oil, chopped onion, jalapeno pepper, and Anaheim pepper.
  5. Mix well with your hands until evenly blended, then sprinkle with the tostada crumbs and bread crumbs.
  6. Mix again until the bread crumbs are incorporated. Form the meatball mixture into 1-inch balls and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
  10. 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.
  11. Once the meatballs are ready, stir them into the sauce, and cook 5 minutes longer. Spoon the meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories505kcal
Protein25.43%
Fat14.2%
Carbs60.37%

Properties

Glycemic Index
36
Glycemic Load
26.28
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
26.978695599929%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.04mg
Isorhamnetin
0.46mg
Kaempferol
0.06mg
Quercetin
1.98mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:505.29kcal
25.26%
Fat:8.08g
12.43%
Saturated Fat:1.8g
11.25%
Carbohydrates:77.3g
25.77%
Net Carbohydrates:70.21g
25.53%
Sugar:10.64g
11.82%
Cholesterol:69.58mg
23.19%
Sodium:1017.54mg
44.24%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:32.56g
65.13%
Selenium:69.57µg
99.39%
Vitamin B3:11.15mg
55.74%
Manganese:1.06mg
52.98%
Vitamin B6:1.05mg
52.3%
Phosphorus:411.76mg
41.18%
Potassium:1009.2mg
28.83%
Fiber:7.1g
28.4%
Copper:0.56mg
27.86%
Magnesium:103.01mg
25.75%
Iron:4.26mg
23.66%
Vitamin A:1135.33IU
22.71%
Vitamin C:18.7mg
22.66%
Vitamin E:3.35mg
22.33%
Zinc:3.15mg
20.97%
Vitamin B2:0.31mg
18.4%
Vitamin B1:0.27mg
17.79%
Vitamin B5:1.72mg
17.16%
Folate:50.04µg
12.51%
Vitamin K:10.78µg
10.26%
Calcium:86.49mg
8.65%
Vitamin B12:0.48µg
7.96%
Vitamin D:0.45µg
3.02%
Source:Allrecipes