Meatballs Napoletana - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
The combination of ground pork and veal gives these meatballs a deliciously rich quality that you won't get with ground beef.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground pork and veal
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c. packaged bread crumbs
- 1/4 c. finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 c. finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small brown onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 c. prepared tomato pasta sauce
- 1/2 c. frozen peas
- 1/4 c. coarsely chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 c. pitted green olives
Instructions
- Combine meat, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, and parsley in medium bowl. Roll level tablespoons of meat mixture into balls.
- Heat half the oil in large frying pan; cook meatballs until browned and cooked through. Remove meatballs from pan.
- Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook onion and garlic, stirring, until onion softens. Add sauce; bring to a boil. Add meatballs, reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.
- Add peas and basil to meatball mixture; simmer, uncovered, until peas are tender. Add olives to meatball mixture, season to taste; stir until heated through.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Basil.
Basil is an excellent stress reliever, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
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