Easy Kid-Friendly Spaghetti Meatballs and Baked Squash

May 22, 2020

Easy Kid-Friendly Spaghetti Meatballs and Baked Squash

Hi, Sweet Friends!

I had Granddaughter #1 in the kitchen today and she made us a delicious plate of Spaghetti Meatballs with a side of Baked Yellow Squash. She loves to cook but said she likes baking the most. This is a Kid-Friendly Recipe. There are few ingredients and it can be made in 30 minutes.

Recipe For Meatballs:
1 lb hamburger

Make golf ball-sized meatballs in the palms of your hands.
Place the meatballs on a cookie sheet/oven-safe pan.
Turn the oven on to 350degrees F.
Place the sheet/pan into the oven.
Bake the meatballs for 15-20 minutes total.
Turn the meatballs over at 10 minutes.
Remove and cut 1 meatball in half to check for doneness.
Set aside until sauce and noodles are done.

Recipe For Tomato Sauce:
1 14-16oz jar of Tomato Sauce (choose one of your favorites)
4 plum tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasonings (optional)

Open the jar of tomato sauce and pour it into a saucepan.
Turn on the burner under the pan to medium/medium-low.
Cover the pan with a lid.
With a paring knife, cut out the core and slice off the flowered end of the tomatoes.
Wash the tomatoes.
Use a cutting board to largely dice the tomatoes.
Open the lid and put the diced tomatoes into the sauce.
Cover the pan and let the sauce cook. 20 minutes.
Season with 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning, if desired.
Leave in the pan until the noodles are ready to serve.

Recipe For Noodles:
1 package of Spaghetti Noodles
1 large saucepan of water (about 6-cups of water)

Place the saucepan on the stovetop.
Turn the heat to high.
Bring the water to a boil.
Add the Spaghetti Noodles to the boiling water.
Stir until the noodles are submerged in the water.
Turn down the heat to medium.
Cook the noodles for 7-10 minutes or until soft and done in the middle.
Drain noodles in a colander in the sink.
Rinse noodles in cold water.
Serve with tongs onto the plates.
Top the noodles with the sauce above.

Recipe For Squash:
1 Whole Squash per person
Garlic Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Parmesan Cheese
Olive Oil for drizzling

Preheat the oven to 350degrees.
Wash the squash and pat them dry.
Slice of both ends of the squash.
Slice the squash in half lengthwise.
Lay each squash half seed side up on a cookie sheet.
Drizzle each squash with Olive Oil.
Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper on the squash.
Top with a sprinkle of Parmesan Cheese.
Place the cookie sheet into the oven.
Let it cook for 10-20 minutes or until soft.
Remove from oven and serve.

Enjoy!

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