Spaghetti With Chicken Pine Nut Meatballs

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/3 dry breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons chopped toasted pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 3 cups v8 vegetable juice
• 2 tablespoons grape jelly
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• sauteed mushroom (optional)
• bell pepper (optional)
• tomato (optional)
• 1 package hot cooked spaghetti
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine chicken, onion, egg, kethcup, bread crumbs, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic and basil.
• 2 mix very well.
• 3 form mixture into 1.
• 4 5 inch balls.
• 5 place meatballs into a large skillet and brown meatballs over medium-high.
• 6 reduce heat to medium, cover and cook about 15 minutes, or until meatballs are no longer pink in the center.
• 7 drain any oil in pan.
• 8 combine tomato juice, grape jelly, chili sauce, and optional ingredients, if using, in large pot.
• 9 bring to a boil and add meatballs.
• 10 reduce heat to medium low and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
• 11 combine pasta and meatball mixture.
• 12 garnish with fresh parsley.