Today's Kiddo Menu Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Recipes

Morning Everyone! Here is our Today's Kiddo menu:
Breakfast: Yogurt with granola and blueberries...wheat germ sneaked in ;D
Morning Snack: fruit bowl of grapes, strawberries and cantaloupe
Lunch: Egg salad sandwich with carrots sticks and vege dip
Dinner:  Spicy Moroccan Style Meatballs With Whole Wheat Spaghetti!

Ingredients: 

Serves 8-10 (3 meatballs each)

For meat balls:

• 500g ground meat
• 500g ground chicken or turkey
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup (or more) instant oatmeal (or breadcrumbs)
• 1 large onion
• 1 tblsp of each of the following: paprika,cumin, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro or parsley finely chopped(optional)
• optional: you can easily hide a cup of grated zucchini in these meatballs if needed!
• optional: stretch the quantity by adding some grated potato and more oatmeal with another egg.

For Sauce:

• 1 cup tomato paste, or less paste and more tomatoes
• 5-6 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 peeled tomato
• 1 red pepper chopped
• 1 tblsp of each of following: paprika, turmeric, cinnamon
• a dash of salt and pepper

Directions:

Make sauce first, so it has time to cook while you assemble the meatball mixture. Saute garlic and add additional ingredients to pot. Add water to make slightly thick sauce. Bring to boil and simmer, adding more water if necessary

For meat balls, assemble all the ingredients and mix thoroughly, it's easiest to mix with clean hands! You can make this mixture ahead of time and refrigerate for a few hours if necessary. Once sauce has cooked for at least 15-20 minutes start rolling meat balls and placing them into boiling sauce. Cook for one hour, turning if necessary. I recommend using a very wide low pot for this such that the meatballs cook in the pot in one layer. This prevents meatballs from falling apart if for some reason the mixture isn't dense enough, and you'll have a nice thick sauce to serve with the meatballs, rather than having to cook them in a soup like liquid.

These meatballs freeze wonderfully, and this recipe might be enough for two meals depending on the size of your family, and how much of these they gobble up. Plus, they are delicious cold in a sandwich!