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Meatballs and Roasted Red Pepper Marinara

Recipe Summary:
Course:  Meals
Products:  Food Processors
Ingredients
Recommended Hamilton Beach® Product:
Party Crock,  Ensemble™ 3 Cup Chopper
  • Two 14.5 oz cans no salt added diced tomatoes, one can drained, one can undrained
  • ½ cup roasted red peppers, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed
  • ½ small yellow onion, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 18 frozen, precooked turkey meatballs, thawed
Directions
  1. Add tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, oregano and basil to crock. Stir to combine.
  2. Add thawed meatballs and stir to cover with sauce.
  3. Cook for 3 hours on HIGH or 5 hours on LOW until meatballs are heated to at least 160° F internal temperature. Visit foodsafety.gov for more information.
  4. Season to taste with fresh ground pepper.
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Tip: Serve over whole-wheat pasta or cooked spaghetti squash (not included in nutritional analysis).

Nutritional Information: (Based on Individual Serving: 3 meatballs, 3 oz. sauce)
• Calories: 210 • Total Fat: 5g • Saturated: 1.5g • Cholesterol: 55g • Sodium: 730mg
• Carbohydrates: 16g • Dietary Fiber: 2g • Sugars: 6g • Protein: 17g

Serves: 6

Note: This recipe was developed by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

 

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