How to Make the Perfect Meatballs
Skip the usual spaghetti and serve your choice of meatballs alongside a green salad, creamy polenta, or rustic roasted vegetables.
Recipes adapted from The Meatball Shop Cookbook
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Step 1: Choose a meatball.
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Step 2: Pick a sauce.
Marinara Sauce: Simmer cooked meatballs in your favorite marinara sauce over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes.
Pesto: Warm store-bought pesto to room temperature and toss it with your meatballs.
Mushroom Gravy: Drizzle this recipe over the meatballs of your choice.
Pesto: Warm store-bought pesto to room temperature and toss it with your meatballs.
Mushroom Gravy: Drizzle this recipe over the meatballs of your choice.
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Step 3: Add a side.
Depending upon your mood, pick a side that suits you (or serve all three):
Arugula and Apple Salad with Cider Vinaigrette
Creamy Polenta
Honey-Roasted Carrots with Mint, Raisins, and Walnuts.
Arugula and Apple Salad with Cider Vinaigrette
Creamy Polenta
Honey-Roasted Carrots with Mint, Raisins, and Walnuts.
From the March 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine