Spaghetti Sundaes

Tell the kids that they're having sundaes for dinner and watch their faces. Oh, yes, they're spaghetti sundaes. What a great kid-friendly recipe with ground beef! And don't forget the "cherry" on top of each one ... you know, we mean meatballs!

Serves: 8

Cooking Time: 45 min

Ingredients

• 1 pound uncooked spaghetti
• 1 (16-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 1/3 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray.
    
2. Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
    
3. In a medium-sized saucepan, heat spaghetti sauce over low heat until heated through.
    
4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine meatball ingredients: ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and pepper; mix well. Form into 8 meatballs and bake on cookie sheet 20 to 25 minutes.
    
5. Toss spaghetti in sauce until evenly coated and place in sundae glasses. Top each with a meatball and serve.

Notes

• How 'bout putting out a bowl of grated Parmesan cheese for them to sprinkle on top of their sundaes? It'll make it kind of like a "sundae" bar.
   
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