Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti, meatballs, beets, broccoli, mushrooms, avocado, red onion

This dish has a lot going on. I wanted pasta, but I also wanted to balance the carbohydrates to limit my glucose spike, so I added a bunch of fiber and fat to the dish. It worked. My glucose remained steady. Try this dish. 

Spaghetti. Follow instructions on your package. We used Rao’s. A good choice because it only contains two ingredients: durum semolina flour and water. Cook time is 11 minutes if choosing this pasta.

Meatballs. Bring a pan large enough to fit the meat to med-high heat, add a tbsp of olive oil. Use 1 lbs of 100% grass fed and finished or pasture raised ground beef. In a mixing bowl add the ground beef, 6 pinches of salt, 6 pinches of black pepper, 2 tbsp mustard, 2 tbsp Primal Buffalo Sauce, 1 egg (beat it before adding it), and 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs. Mix it all together. 

Make 4 equal size meatballs using your hands. Add each meatball to the pan individually and flatten until each resembles a hamburger. Cook for 4-5 minutes undisturbed and then flip for another 4-5.

Or, use this recipe.

Beets. Buy 3-4 loose organic beets. Remove the skin. Cut them into quarters (1/8s if they’re large). Place in a pot, add water so covered by 1-2 inches of water. Add two pinches of salt. 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 60 minutes.

Broccoli.Chop two broccoli crowns into bite size pieces. Bring a pot of water to boil. Add broccoli and let cook for 3 - 5 minutes (taste test before removing from water). Once strained, add the broccoli back to the pan, add two pinches of salt and a tbsp of grass-fed butter, and mix.

Mushrooms. Organic baby bellas are good. Bring a pan to medium-high heat. Add a tbsp of olive oil. Slice the mushrooms, and add them to the preheated pan. Leave undisturbed for 5 minutes, then toss and let sit for another five. 

Assemble. Add a handful of pasta. One beef patty or beef square chopped into bite size pieces. One and a half beets, chopped. Handful of broccoli. Handful of mushrooms. 1/4 sliced avocado. 1/2 slice of chopped red onion. Top with red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp of olive oil, and 2 - 3 pinches of sea salt!

Buon Appetito!!