Meatballs in Cream Sauce Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pork Recipes. (Meatballs in Cream Sauce Recipe). A one-dish meal of your favorite meatballs (mine are Kirkland Signature® from Costco®). Creamy mushrooms, ranch sauce with vegetables, and pasta make this great comfort food.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Meatballs in Cream Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta

2 slices thick-cut bacon

cut into thin strips

8 frozen cooked meatballs

or more to taste

thawed

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons dry ranch dressing mix

1 ¼ cups whole milk

1 (10.75 ounce) canlow-sodium cream of mushroom soup

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 cup bite-sized pieces fresh asparagus

4 mushrooms

sliced

or more to taste

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

or to taste

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Roasted Loin of Pork with Pan Gravy

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite about 11 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in skillet until crispy about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.

Step 3

Cook meatballs in the bacon drippings in the skillet until browned about 2 minutes per side; remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl.

Step 4

Stir flour and ranch mix into the retained drippings; cook and stir until the mixture is smooth. Slowly stream milk into the skillet while stirring; continue stirring and bring to a boil. Whisk cream of mushroom soup and ricotta cheese into the milk mixture; add meatballs asparagus and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the asparagus is tender 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 5

Stir bacon into the sauce; season with red pepper flakes salt and black pepper. Garnish sauce with Parmesan cheese and parsley; serve over cooked pasta.

Nutritional Information

Meatballs in Cream Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 480.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 25g 50%

Carbohydrates: 61.2g 20%

Dietary Fiber: 3.9g 16%

Sugars: 7.6g

Fat: 15.1g 23%

Saturated Fat: 5.7g 28%

Cholesterol: 64.3mg 21%

Vitamin A Iu: 771IU 15%

Niacin Equivalents: 9mg 69%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 4.4mg 7%

Folate: 40.3mcg 10%

Calcium: 221.7mg 22%

Iron: 3.9mg 22%

Magnesium: 56.8mg 20%

Potassium: 820.7mg 23%

Sodium: 781mg 31%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 16%

Calories From Fat: 135.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.