This dish feels like curling up with a big bowl full of comforting spaghetti and meatballs, as a soup!
Course Soup
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Comfort Food, Easy Soup, WW Soup
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 35 minutesmins
Total Time 50 minutesmins
Servings 6(1-1/2 cup) servings
Calories 244
Author Emily Bites
Ingredients
6ozextra lean 99% lean ground turkey (or chicken) breast
1/8teaspoongarlic powder
1tablespoongrated Parmesan
2tablespoonsplain breadcrumbs
1 ¼teaspoonItalian seasoningdivided
1egg white
1tablespoonskim milk
1tablespoonolive oildivided
2medium carrotsgrated (I used a box grater)
1small zucchinigrated (I used a box grater)
½medium oniondiced small
2garlic clovesminced
Salt & pepper
32ozfat free reduced sodium chicken broth
24ozjar of marinara sauce
¼teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
1cupuncooked broken wheat spaghetti pieces1 inch sticks
1ozParmesan cheesefreshly grated
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, garlic powder, tablespoon of grated Parmesan, breadcrumbs, ¾ teaspoon of the Italian seasoning, egg white and milk. Using your hands (or a spoon), mush all the ingredients together until well combined. Roll meat mixture into 30 separate (3/4” – 1”) mini meatballs.
In a large stock pot (or a large skillet, which is what I used before realizing you could totally use one pot for the entire meal and have one less to wash!), bring 2 teaspoons of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the meatballs to the oil and cook them, stirring occasionally until all sides are browned. Remove meatballs to a dish and set aside.
Add the remaining teaspoon of olive oil to the pot and continue to heat to medium. Add the carrots, zucchini, onion and garlic and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
Add the meatballs, chicken broth, marinara sauce, red pepper flakes and remaining ½ teaspoon of Italian seasoning to the pot with the vegetables. Stir together and cover. Bring the mixture to a boil, uncover and lower the heat to a simmer. Add the spaghetti pieces and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until the pasta and the meatballs are cooked through. Add the Parmesan cheese in the last couple minutes of the simmer and stir in.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information: 244 calories, 30 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 7 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 18 g protein, 5 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 1/2 cups) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 4 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 6 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)adapted from Iowa Girl Eats