Lady and the Tramp Spaghetti and Meatballs

Ingredients
1 pound ground sirloin
1/4 cup minced fresh onion
2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 (25.5-ounce) jar fat-free tomato-and-basil pasta sauce, divided
Cooking spray
5 cups hot cooked spaghetti (about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)
5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
5 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Directions:
Combine the first 6 ingredients and 2 tablespoons of pasta sauce in a medium bowl. Shape the meat mixture into 25 (1-inch) meatballs.

Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add the meatballs, and cook 6 minutes, browning on all sides.

Stir in remaining pasta sauce. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until the meatballs are done, stirring occasionally.

Serve the meatballs over spaghetti, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 5 meatballs, 1/2 cup sauce, 1 cup pasta, 1 tablespoon cheese, and tablespoon basil)

CALORIES 476(19% from fat); FAT 10g (sat 3.8g,mono 3.7g,poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 38.2g; CHOLESTEROL 78mg; CALCIUM 217mg; SODIUM 651mg; FIBER 4.9g; IRON 5.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 42.8g

Cooking Light MARCH 1998