Sunday Gravy and Macaroni (Spaghetti, really)

Health score
45%
Sunday Gravy and Macaroni (Spaghetti, really)
45 min.
4
1933kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cup beef broth 
  • 0.5 cup bread crumbs italian
  • 14 ounce canned tomatoes diced canned
  • 28 ounce canned tomatoes crushed canned
  • loaf top italian for serving
  •  eggs 
  • 0.3 cup flat-leaf parsley chopped
  • cloves garlic chopped for sauce, 2 for meatballs
  •  mild sausage links to package directions and coin sweet italian hot
  • pound meat loaf mix 
  • 0.3 cup olive oil extra-virgin for both meats and sauce
  • small onion minced
  • 0.3 cup parmigiano-reggiano grated for tossing pasta and to pass at table
  •  pork loin chops thin cut cut in 1/2
  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper flakes red crushed for moderate to spicy marinara
  • servings salt and pepper 
  • pound pasta like spaghetti 
  • leaves a handful fresh chopped

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • ladle
  • oven
  • pot

Directions

  1. Heat water for pasta to boil. Salt and cook pasta 7 to 8 minutes, to al dente.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  3. Heat a deep skillet or medium heavy bottomed sauce pot over medium high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Halve sausages.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, extra-virgin olive oil to pan or pot.
  5. Place chops in pan or pot and brown 2 minutes on each side, remove.
  6. Add another tablespoon oil, 1 turn of the pan, and sausages. Brown sausages 2 minutes on each side and transfer to plate with pork.
  7. Add pepper flakes, 3 cloves chopped garlic and onion to the pot and saute 1 minute.
  8. Add broth to the pan and scrape up drippings.
  9. Add tomatoes and herbs and bring sauce to a bubble.
  10. Add meats back to the pot and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer sauce until ready to serve, 12 to 15 minutes.
  11. Combine ground meat, egg, remaining 2 cloves chopped garlic, 1/3 cup cheese, and bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper and roll into balls, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter.
  12. Place balls on nonstick cookie sheet. Roast meatballs 10 minutes, then slide into Sunday sauce and turn off oven.
  13. Add bread to oven to crisp crust.
  14. To serve, place pork, sausages and meatballs on serving dish.
  15. Pour 1/2 of the sauce into a serving dish to ladle over pasta and meats at the table. Toss cooked spaghetti with remaining sauce in sauce pot, adding a few handfuls of grated cheese to the pot as you toss it.
  16. Transfer pasta to a serving dish.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1933kcal
Protein18.23%
Fat47.06%
Carbs34.71%

Properties

Glycemic Index
75.5
Glycemic Load
40.71
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
52.103912851085%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
8.09mg
Luteolin
0.06mg
Isorhamnetin
0.88mg
Kaempferol
0.17mg
Myricetin
0.56mg
Quercetin
3.56mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1932.6kcal
96.63%
Fat:102.47g
157.64%
Saturated Fat:41.05g
256.56%
Carbohydrates:170.05g
56.68%
Net Carbohydrates:156.17g
56.79%
Sugar:53.1g
59%
Cholesterol:236.76mg
78.92%
Sodium:1943.83mg
84.51%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:89.31g
178.63%
Selenium:126.73µg
181.04%
Vitamin B3:21.32mg
106.6%
Vitamin B1:1.51mg
100.47%
Manganese:1.67mg
83.49%
Vitamin K:86.54µg
82.42%
Vitamin B6:1.57mg
78.6%
Phosphorus:757.1mg
75.71%
Iron:11.97mg
66.51%
Potassium:2005.52mg
57.3%
Fiber:13.88g
55.52%
Copper:1mg
50.01%
Magnesium:183.96mg
45.99%
Vitamin C:34.82mg
42.21%
Vitamin B2:0.71mg
41.9%
Vitamin E:6.18mg
41.21%
Folate:153.34µg
38.33%
Zinc:5.68mg
37.85%
Calcium:261.24mg
26.12%
Vitamin B5:2.6mg
25.98%
Vitamin A:1165.55IU
23.31%
Vitamin B12:1.29µg
21.51%
Vitamin D:0.66µg
4.42%