Baked Sun-dried Tomato Meatballs over Rotini
Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 1 hour
1 lb 90% lean ground beef
1 egg
basil
oregano
salt
pepper
red pepper
yellow onion
Rotini pasta
extra virgin olive oil
brown sugar
sun-dried tomatoes (NOTE: usually contains sulfites)
- Boil sun-dried tomatoes for 10 minutes to soften them. Then run them under cold water.
- Finely chop sun-dried tomatoes, red pepper and onion.
- Combine ground beef, egg, onion, red pepper, sundried tomatoes, salt, pepper in a bowl.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
- Place meatballs in sauce pan with tomato sauce. Add basil, brown sugar, olive oil, oregano.
- Boil Rotini according to package instructions.
- Drain pasta, place on plate then place meatballs and sauce on top. Add garlic salt if desired.