Spicy sausage meatballs with three vege spaghetti sauce

Pasta provides carbohydrates to fuel your workouts.

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Servings: 4

Ingredients

500 g wholemeal spaghetti
oil spray
4 spicy low-fat sausages
200 g button mushrooms chopped in small pieces
400 g can of Italian-style tomatoes
2 carrots grated
350 g loose-leaf frozen spinach
3 Tbsp shaved parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook spaghetti following packet directions.
Meanwhile, squeeze sausage meat out of sausage skin and roll into rough meatballs.
Spray a large pan with oil. Heat over a medium heat. Add meatballs and cook, turning, for 5 minutes until browned. Add mushrooms and cook for 5 more minutes.
Add tomatoes and carrots and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes then add spinach and stir to combine. Bring back to a simmer.
Serve spaghetti with meatballs and sauce, garnish with parmesan and season taste with black pepper.

Notes

From: Bezzant, N. (July 2013) 5pm Panic New Zealand Healthy Food Guide