oh oh spaghetti o's

My son, Gavin, loves those little bowls of spaghetti, tomato sauce and mystery meat goodness. I hate that they are so full of junk, we have been trying to get away from all processed foods. Gavin is so picky and getting him to eat is a chore sometimes, so when we find something he likes and will eat we are happy. Just like with the Granola, I was determined to make him some pre-cooked spaghetti o's with fresh meatballs.  As always I did a search for a recipe, but with having a picky child, I knew that I would have to tweak it for my family. Here are the basic ingredients:

 1 LBS of Ground beef
 Ditalini pasta or any other shape you would like (get gluten free if needed)
 2 cans of hunt's tomato sauce ( the 15 oz size)
 Cheese of your choice, I used the triple cheddar and it work great about 4 oz
 Onion powder to taste
 Garlic powder to taste
2 pinches of kosher salt
 1/2 cup of milk ( not pictured)

1. In a bowl mix ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, and a pinch of kosher salt.
2. roll out little meat balls to whatever size you prefer. I like to do them tiny.
3. In a sauce pan add both cans of tomato sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and a pinch of salt. bring to a simmer.
4. Once simmering, add raw meat balls (They will cook in the pot), and the whole box of Ditalini pasta. cover and stir regularly.

Adding my balls!

5. continue cooking until pasta puffs up and meat balls are cooked through.
6. once puffed up add milk and cheese and stir all together. let cook about 10 minutes more.
7. Let cool and portion out, if freezing

ready to freeze

 Now I grab one out of the freezer run it under warm water for a minute or so then, empty it into his bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. If you don't use a microwave, just leave out for a little while and then warm up in pan.

Gavin loves them! Since they are pre-cooked, it make lunch soooo easy and quick.

Thanks for reading,

Sim <3