Meatballs

Meatballs
1 lbs Meat (use 80% lean)
1 tsp salt
1 slices bread (diced) (or 1/2 cup breadcrumbs)
1 eggs
"Healthy Dollop" of ricotta cheese
1 slices of pepper jack cheese (chopped to half inch squares)
Italian seasoning
(Makes 12 big meatballs)

Mix everything with hand vigorously and quickly until protein starts to stick together but fats don't melt
Make ice cream scoop size meatballs, roll to make round balls
Roast in oven at 425F for 17min

Sauce
1 medium onion
4 large roma tomatoes (instead of tomato paste)
3 cloves garlic
half bag of Trader Joe's Southern greens blend 

Caramalize onion in oil at medium heat.
Add in garlic
Add in diced tomatoes
Add in greens
Simmer till tomatoes break down
Add in salt to season
Served over linguini.

Meatballs were nice and moist, and the pepper jack gives nice pockets of cheese in meatballs. Meatballs were tasty but a little too rich for me, next time I'll add a smaller dollop of ricotta and make smaller balls. Sauce was great.

Celery mushroom beef pasta

1.5 celery hearts
0.5 box mushrooms
1 yellow onion
2 Roma tomatoes
0.5lb ground beef (80% lean)
4 servings spaghetti

Marinate beef in soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper, corn starch. Mix well.
Chop onions, mushrooms, celery
Put spaghetti in boiling water with a pinch of salt. Stir regularly till al dente (~10min)
Put oil in pan, fry onions
Add in ground beef, fry till fats escape
Add celery hearts and mushrooms
Chop Roma tomatoes in 4 quarters and add in
Season with salt and pepper
Mix drained spaghetti in

Serves 4
~$5