Spaghetti & Meatballs and Garden Salad!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor, while a cheese blend can be more budget-friendly.

Saute green pepper in a skillet to add flavor.

Break spaghetti noodles in half to fit in the pot.

Add the broken spaghetti to boiling water and cook according to package instructions.

Place 1.5 pounds of frozen Food Lion Brand meatballs on top of the sautéed green pepper in the skillet.

Pour Classico tomato and basil spaghetti sauce over the meatballs.

Rinse the spaghetti sauce jar with a little water and add that to the skillet.

Add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the sauce in the skillet.

Add 1 tablespoon of garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of onion powder to the sauce.

Add 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning to the sauce.

Stir everything in the skillet and turn the heat to medium-low.

Cover the skillet and let it cook for a good hour.

Check the spaghetti noodles and rinse them off when done.

Add a little butter to the cooked spaghetti before serving.

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