VALENTINE FOOD: Spaghetti & Meat Balls

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February 1, 2014 at 8:42 am · Filed under Pasta-Pizza, Recipes, Valentine's Day

Now, loving pasta has a double meaning.
Photo courtesy Bean Sprouts.

This fun idea comes from Shannon Payette Seip, author of “Bean Appetit: Hip And Healthy Ways To Have Fun With Food.” She is co-founder of Bean Sprouts Café and Cooking School in Seattle, where families learn to make dishes that are both great tasting and good for you.

It’s easy to make this heart-shaped pasta dish. For each portion, plan on two cups of cooked pasta, one meatball, 1/2 cup marinara sauce and an optional two strips of red bell pepper.

Preparation

Use aluminum foil to create a heart shape, a little smaller than the size of a salad plate (or dinner plate, for a larger portion).

Place the outline on a greased cookie sheet. Fill with cooked spaghetti and bake at 400°F for 10-12 minutes.

While the spaghetti is baking, cut the cooked meatball and red pepper into arrow shape. You can use the marinara sauce to make the arrow shafts, instead of the bell pepper, if you wish.

Use spatula to transfer the spaghetti heart on plate. Outline with marinara sauce.

Shannon suggests that, as you dig in with family or friends, you share three things you love about each other.

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