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Spaghetti With Homemade Meatballs

Ingredients:

1 box spaghetti
1 jar spaghetti sauce

Meatballs:

1 package turkey burger
1/2 vidalia onion, chopped (you can use the regular, but I find this gives a much sweeter taste)
couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
pinches of oregano, parsley, thyme and rosemary- and remember folks with savory spices like rosemary & thyme, less is more!
lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon of chopped garlic
1 cup italian breadcrumbs
1 egg

All you have to do is- find a large bowl and put in the turkey burger...

Saute' the onions with the olive oil, salt and pepper (maybe even a bit of the parsley, I also put in the lemon zest when cooking) and cook until translucent but NOT caramelized (I'm sure it would add to the sweetness, but I just cant see myself doing that :P)

Then throw in the onions, mixing well with the meat - then add the crumbs, egg, and spices.

Form and shape the meatballs and then put them on a pre-greased cooking pan...

Then here's another thing to keep in mind- instead of frying them- bake these meatballs at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes- turn them over at the fifteen minute mark ...

While thats cooking, boil up the water to cook up the spaghetti...and at the 5 minute end stretch of cooking, you can either 'cook' the balls with the sauce or simmer it separately in a small saucepan!