The recipe this week was chosen by Oddball Oven Mitt. I thought this was a great recipe that was really simple to make.
I used ground turkey breast which was somewhat of a mistake because it made the meatballs a bit dry. Also, I used one 28oz can of crushed tomatoes - they weren't fire roasted because such combination did not exist at the Publix. I also used one small can of fire roasted diced tomatoes. Also, in place of the chipotle, I used cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes. I pretty much followed the remaining parts of the recipe!
Notwithstanding all of the chopping, this was a really easy recipe to make. It was very flavorful and very filling. I served it over linguine. I wish I liked wheat pasta, but I just don't. It always turns out gummy -- like overcooked pasta. Yuck!
Thanks for choosing a great recipe this week! I will definitely be making this sauce again. Next time though, I will probably skip the meatballs and just put the meat in the sauce.
glad you liked this one. All that chopping and prep work is easy, but very annoying.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked this one. I made Ina Garten's recipe a while back and it was good too. Can't wait to see what is on the agenda for next week! And yes, I'm excited about my refrigerator. I have not had an icemaker in eight years!!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't find the fire roasted either. But the italian plum worked ok. As for the meatballs, Ted thought the same as you..dry.
ReplyDeleteIt was an ok recipe,but I think I'll stick to my own concoction for meatballs and sauce.
I used ground turkey breast also and my meatballs were a little dry. Did you simmer yours in the sauce? I didn't, and I wonder if that would have helped them be less dry.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm starting to think crushed fire roasted tomatoes do not exist.
Glad you enjoyed this Jen! This one is definitely a keeper for us. I would definitely double the sauce though. I ended up using cans of fire roasted diced tomatoes and they seemed to work out okay. Just needed more of them :-) The meatballs were a tad dry, but didn't bother me - I thought the flavor was good. Yours looks fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteI loved this one! It was a lot of chopping, but I used the medium microplane for the veggies that went into the meatballs so that made it a lot easier. I goofed and bought the wrong tomatoes and it still worked.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, scrapping the meatballs altogether would definitely be quicker in a pinch. And I think the flavors would still be good in a meat sauce!
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