Saucy Macaroni & Potato Meatballs

Name: Saucy Macaroni & Potato Meatballs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 16 oz. Tasteful Selections® 1-Bite or 2-Bite potatoes, halved; 1 tsp. salt; 8 oz. uncooked macaroni or wagon wheel pasta; 8 oz. bulk sweet italian sausage; 1 medium zucchini, shredded; 1½ c. marinara sauce; Grated Parmesan and chopped flat-leaf parsley, as desired

Learn how to cook red potatoes with one of our quick potato recipes. There's only 5 minutes of prep for this healthier spin on pasta and meatballs.

Recipe Courtesy of: Lisa Golden Schroeder, cookbook author, editor and blogger at Foodesigns

Prep5

Cook25

Total Time30

Serves6

Course Dinner

Variety Fav(s) Honey Gold®, Ruby Sensation®

Cook Type Stove Top

Dish Type Comfort

Quick, Easy, Convenient 1-Dish Meals, 30 Minutes or Less, 7 Ingredients or Less

Season Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Bite Size 1-Bite, 2-Bite

Ingredients

16 oz. Tasteful Selections® 1-Bite or 2-Bite potatoes, halved
1 tsp. salt
8 oz. uncooked macaroni or wagon wheel pasta
8 oz. bulk sweet italian sausage
1 medium zucchini, shredded
1½ c. marinara sauce
Grated Parmesan and chopped flat-leaf parsley, as desired

Instructions

Place the potatoes in a large pot; cover with water and add salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the pasta; continue cooking for about 10 minutes longer or until the potatoes and pasta are tender. Drain and return to the pot.

Recipe Tips

For a kid-friendly, nutritious noodle bowl, leave 1-Bite potatoes whole for truly realistic “pretend” meatballs and stir in other shredded vegetables, like carrots or kale, with the zucchini to boost the good-for-you quotient.