It’s been a while since we had pasta and I really had a
hankering for it. Since we were having pasta,
I decided to try out two Trader Joe’s products I had picked up for a pasta
night – turkey meatballs and garlic marinara sauce.
I’ve grown into quite a loving fan of Carba-Nada pasta. 1 ½ cups
of pasta is only 3 points plus which is quite a bang for my buck, points wise. Not only am I getting a bigger serving of
pasta, but I’m getting it all for almost half the points of regular pasta. I made myself two servings of pasta – one to
have for dinner and the other to have as leftovers the following day. Of
course, we made regular Barilla pasta for my boyfriend to have with his serving
of pasta.
I had some red peppers on the countertop that I had picked
up at the grocery store. I typically like to boost up my pasta with extra
flavors, so I sliced up a whole red pepper, a medium onion and put it into the
oven to roast. When the pasta and onions
were done, I simply tossed them into my cooked pasta dishes.
I tossed the pasta with servings (1/2 cup) of Trader Joe’s Garlic Marinara Sauce. The sauce is thick and sticks to the
pasta. Each ½ cup serving is 2 points
plus. The sauce is incredibly flavorful and adheres to the pasta nicely. Nothing is worse than runny sauce on pasta
that just makes a soupy mess.
As a side to our pasta, I cooked the Trader Joe’s Fully Cooked Turkey Meatballs in the oven. I let the
outside brown until heated throughout and then garnished the pasta dishes with
the meatballs on the side. A serving
size is 2 meatballs which calculate out to 3 points plus values. I decided to
have a double serving for 5 points plus values. The meatballs are totally delicious – my boyfriend
quite enjoyed them and they were a hit. So much of a hit, I repurchased a bag
on my last Trader Joe’s trip. They don’t have that “frozen meatball” flavor
that I find frozen meatballs typically have.
The whole dish shown was only 10 points plus values! Quite a
steal for a boatload of delicious food!
QUESTION:
What is your favorite way to have pasta?
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