Are you looking for a quick nutritious dinner in a hurry?
You'll need a jar of marinara sauce or your favorite pasta sauce. Frozen meat balls or any meat you have.. Any type of dry whole grain pasta. Any vegetables you have on hand in your fridge. Some cheese and off you go.
I chopped up 1 onion, 1 red bell pepper and some mushrooms.
Saute them in a large skillet in some olive oil, until tender.
Toss in a bag of baby spinach or any green vegetable, like broccoli or zucchini. I just wilted the spinach very quickly.
Add the jar of marinara sauce
Meanwhile I had boiled a large pot of water and cooked the pasta for 10 mins. And drained.
These are my home made, pre cooked, meat balls that I had in the freezer to spare. They were thawed in the microwave.
Mix it all together in a baking dish. Heat the oven to 350 oF.
Top with cheese. I had freshly grated parmigiana, but mozzarella would be great also.
If you don't want to melt the cheese, and the meat balls are already hot, then you can serve immediately and skip the time in the oven. Should be plenty for 4 - 6 people.
You could make this with ground beef, sausage, or any left over cooked chicken.
The variations are endless. The idea is to look into your fridge and just use what you have.
