Wonderful meal for a fall weekend! This recipe can be changed around a lot. I doubled the meat as 8 oz of meat did not sound right. I'll use garlic powder next time in place of the cloves and cut the parsley in half as our son does not like. I could sprinkle it on top of my serving. Pros: Very healthy ingredients and basically a one-dish stand alone entree. Cons: Did take me quite a while to prepare. Our son prefers garlic powder & no parsley.
I love this recipe. I used cannelli instead of spaghetti but that was the only change I made. The taste of the meatballs was amazing. I could eat this all day long.
WHOA on the onion! Well I cannot agree with the rave reviews and I can't believe this is a kid friendly meal with all the onion! I guess with all the bulgur wheat you have to add the onion (not to mention fatty sausage). It is unfortunate that I was optimistic and made a double recipe so my family will see these again from the freezer. This was a nine thumbs down in my house of ten thumbs. Pros: friendly recipe to follow
I used canned tomatoes and some extra seasoning instead of marinara sauce and it tasted great. I also used turkey italian sausage instead of pork. Also I've been subbing quick oats for breadcrumbs in my meatball and meatloaf recipe for years. It doesn't change the flavor and it cuts down on sodium something I've been trying really hard to do for my 1 year old.
Simple and Delicious! I used this recipe the first time I made meatballs. It was very simple and the meatballs were excellent. I substituted wheat germ for the breadcrumbs. The wheat germ gave the meatballs a great nutty flavor. Everyone loved them!!
Healthy method of making meat balls I wanted to make traditional spaghetti and meatballs but with a healthier twist so this was the perfect solution! I don't like to use ground beef. I would appreciate tips on making healthier choices for ground meat in general.... Bought organic at the supermarket. But perhaps next time I'll go to a butcher and get good quality meat ground up... I wonder about the sausages too.... anyway baking the meatballs worked really well! I felt good about all the fat dripping down into the pan rather than sitting in my stomach! Next time I may add less bulgar wheat and try to find actual spicy sausages... My supermarket didn't have any so I bought the closest thing and added my own paprika and cayenne. Needed a little bit more kick. But great recipe. Will use it again! I paired it with the Cast Iron Skillet corn bread recipe on this site and a Marinara Sauce of Ina Garten on the foodnetwork.com. Was a hit! Pros: Reduced fat Nice taste baked instead of fried. Cons: uses ground beef
These are great! I used ground turkey and turkey Italian sausage instead. I have made them a few times and they are great every time. I would disagree with the person who said there was too much onion and garlic I think it is the perfect amount. Onion makes any kind of ground beef item (meatballs burgers meatloaf etc.) very moist. A good way to do it is instead of chopping the onion you can grate it with a fine grater--faster and makes it super moist--you can also grate the garlic this way as well. I made the meatballs to put in the crockpot with BBQ sauce this time--I'm sure it will be great!
Family Favorite My 8 year old son requested these meatballs for his birthday meal. What more do you have to say!
Good but... maybe too much fiber My review is really for the meatballs since I used bottled sauce. The meatballs were tasty and cooked up just fine. The only problem is with all the extra fiber courtesy of the bulgur (along with whole wheat pasta) a small lunch of this dish gives both me and my husband a solid dose of indigestion. It expands quite a bit once I eat it. Just a word of caution. Pros: Healthy tasty Cons: Gives us indigestion
