Delicious Without Hassle: Recipe California Farm Courgetti Strands, Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs Kids’ Favorite

Ingredients for California Farm Courgetti Strands, Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

1. For the meatballs:
2. 2 cups, 1/2 pound ground lean pork (or lamb or veal substitute)
3. 1/2 cup steel cut rolled oats
4. 1 cup boiling water
5. 1 cup chopped mushrooms
6. 1 fresh farm egg
7. 2 Tbs Tomato paste

   California Farm Organic Tomato Paste

8. 1 Tsp Sage
9. 1 Tsp Sweet paprika
10. 1 Tsp Granulated Garlic

    California Farm Made Granulated Garlic

11. For the sauce:
12. 2 cups diced Roma tomatoes
13. 1 cup Diced onion
14. 1 cup tomato sauce
15. 1 Tsp Oregano
16. 1 Tsp Pepper
17. 1 Tsp Sweet paprika
18. For the vegetable strands:
19. 1 Spaghetti squash, one pound

    California Farm Spaghetti Squash Pepperonata Sauce

20. 2 zucchini squash, one pound, julienned
21. For topping:
22. Parmesana cheese, shaved
23. Fresh leaf of basil, slivered
24. Equipment: microwave, mandolin
25. Cost: pork $1.50, oatmeal 50 cents, squashes $2, cheese, other $1. Dinner $2.50

Cooking Instructions for making California Farm Courgetti Strands, Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

1

Bore a hole in the squash. Microwave the squash spaghetti 5 minutes, flip, microwave 5 more minutes, cut in half, remove seeds, scrape spaghetti strands out. 10 minutes total.

2

Julienne the unpeeled zucchini lengthwise to make courghetti strands. Microwave strands 2 minutes till steaming.

3

Make the oatmeal and mushroom tomato mix for the ground meat. Pour boiling water over steelcut oats, steep 15 minutes, add mushrooms, spices and tomato paste, mix with ground meat, add large egg, roll into meatballs, let cool to harden. 15 minutes.

4

Make the sauce. Chop tomato, onion, mushroom, mix with spices, microwave 2 minutes. Pour over meatballs in baking dish. Put cup of tomato sauce over the dish. Bake the meatballs in the sauce in 350F degree oven till you smell the mushrooms, about 15 minutes. Done.

5

Make two round beds, one for courghetti, one for squash spaghetti, top with sauce and meatballs, taste and compare, then top with parmesana and basil. Taste, compare again, and Enjoy.