Italian Chicken Meatballs & Sweet Potato Spaghetti

4 servings

Ingredients for Chicken Meatballs

  • 1 lb Ground Chicken Breast
  • 1 Flax Egg (1 TB Milled Flax Seed + 3 TB Water)
  • 1 TB Chopped Fresh Basil
  • 1 TB Chopped Fresh Italian Parsley
  • 1/2 Tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1/4 Tsp Onion Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder

Ingredients for Tomato Sauce

  • 2 (15oz) Cans No-Salt Added Tomato Sauce
  • 3/4 Cup California Ripe Black Olives (sliced)
  • 1 TB Capers
  • 1 Tsp Minced Garlic
  • 1 Medium Sweet Onion (diced)
  • 1 1/2 Cups Chopped Button Mushrooms
  • 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Tsp Dried Thyme
  • 1/2 Tsp Dried Rosemary (crushed)
  • 1/2 Tsp Dried Marjoram
  • 1 TB Chopped Fresh Basil
  • 1 TB Chopped Fresh Italian Parsley

Ingredients for Spaghetti

  • 4 Large Sweet Potatoes (spiralized)

Directions

For Chicken Meatballs

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Prepare you flax egg in a small bowl and set aside to gel.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, herbs, spices, and flax egg. Mix well to combine.
  4. Grease a large baking pan and form 12-14 meatballs, placing them evenly in the pan.
  5. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.


For Tomato Sauce

  1. Simply add all sauce ingredients in a large soup pot and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the chicken meatballs and simmer for 5 more minutes.

 

For Spaghetti

  1. Simply spiralize your sweet potatoes (1 per person) so 4 potatoes will be enough, using the C   blade.
  2. Add the spiralized potatoes in a microwave safe bowl with a few tablespoons of water and steam in the microwave for 3-5 minutes until slightly soft.
  3. Serve meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti and enjoy!
Recipe by:

Strength & Sunshine