Saturday, April 19, 2014

Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs w/ Baked French Bread

Dinner Tonight: Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs w/ Baked French Bread








A sunny Spring day out today, but we still have a cool light breeze blowing. Took the Cart out for a spin but wasn't out too long due to the wind. The past day or so Mom and me have been gathering old bills and documents that needed shredded. This morning around the area was Shred Day. They have this every Spring where you can drop off anything you need shredded. I believe there was 4 drop areas this year from 9-1. I went over to one that was about 2 miles away around 9:00 this morning. I had no clue what I was in store for! There was literally hundreds, and I mean hundreds, of cars already in line! So from 9:02 this morning till about 10:10 I was in line to drop off 6 bags of bills and papers that needed shredded. The line actually moved quicker than what I thought it would, but what a traffic nightmare it was over there. Next time I'll go early. We have a shredder, but its old and very slow. Maybe it's time to invest in a new one. Anyway for dinner a classic comfort food, Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs with French Bread.








You just can't go wrong with a Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs Dinner! I used Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs along with Honeysuckle White Turkey Meatballs. I always use Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pastas. The Spaghetti is 180 calories and 35 net carbs, which isn't bad for Pasta. The Honeysuckle White Turkey Meatballs are the best I’ve found, fantastic taste and their 190 calories and 6 carbs for 3 Meatballs. Topped everything with some fresh grated Parmesan Cheese and Ragu Chunky Mushroom Pasta Sauce. I normally use Bella Vita Low carb Pasta Sauce but was out of it so I went with the Ragu, which was excellent! I also baked a loaf of Pillsbury Rustic French Bread. Before baking it I brushed the top with extra Virgin Olive Oil and sprinkled Sesame Seeds across the top. It was a real Italian treat tonight! For dessert later a Jello Sugar free Double Chocolate Pudding topped with Cool Whip Free.







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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2oz (56g) Dry Uncooked
Servings per Container: About 7

Amount Per Serving

Calories 180 Calories from Fat 10

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g 2%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 0mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 41g 14%

Dietary Fiber 6g 23%

Sugars <1g p="">
Protein 7g





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