Spaghetti O's

What do you do when you have a picky 18 month old with food allergies?  Make your own kid food that is healthy!  Here is my attempt this week, and the whole family loved them!  I hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Healthy Dairy/Soy free Spaghetti O’s

3 strips of bacon, cut into small pieces

½ onion, diced

1 cup carrot puree (I used gerber carrot baby food)

1 (16 oz.) can tomato sauce, preferably organic

1 (6 oz) can tomato paste

16 oz dry pasta, preferably stars or letters

Meatballs:

            2 lbs ground beef

            1 onion, grated

½ cup bread crumbs (soaked in milk alternative until moist)

2 cloves garlic, grated

1 T. Italian herb blend

salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  Next, mix all ingredients together for meatballs in a bowl.  After meat mixture is thoroughly mixed, roll marble sized meatballs (or whatever size works best for your child, you know them best!).  Place on a greased pan and bake for 20 minutes!

In the mean time, boil about 5 cups of water, and add about 1 tablespoon of salt to the water and boil the pasta. 

Sautee the bacon pieces and onion together until soft in a separate skillet or pot (big enough to fit everything in once it’s cooked!) once the bacon and onions are soft add the carrot puree, tomato paste, and tomato sauce.  Simmer until the pasta is done.  Once the pasta is done, drain and place in the sauce and mix together!  After the meatballs are done mix into the sauce and pasta mixture and you have spaghetti O’s that even adults will love!

Note: I used Monjuni’s brand pasta sauce, but use your favorite!  As always, check ingredients in everything to make sure you’re not missing any allergens!