The Easy Way to Make Authentic Dominican Spaghetti and Meatballs

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats provide fiber while crushed crackers are often less expensive.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while parmesan is a more affordable cheese option.

Cook pasta according to box instructions.

Heat 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet.

Add minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute.

Add chopped onions, peppers, and cilantro, cooking for another minute.

Add 8 ounces of tomato sauce and let it cook for another minute.

Add butter, milk, half a bouillon, adobo seasoning, and sliced olives with juice, mixing well and cooking for about 5 minutes.

Add a pinch of oregano, salt, and pepper, mixing again and cooking for another minute.

Gradually add cooked pasta to the sauce, mixing well to combine.

Add meatballs to the pasta and sauce mixture, mixing to combine.

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