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NYC Eats: The Meatball Shop
If you live in New York City you’ve probably been to the The Meatball Shop. If not, you’ve definitely heard of it. The Meatball Shop serves up exactly what you would expect… Balls!
I’ll keep this quick… The Meatball Shop is a must try for anyone who lives in or is visiting New York City. While there, I highly recommend getting your choice balls in the classic tomato sauce with a side of freshly-milled polenta.
The Meatball Shop offers simple, delicious food at an extremely affordable price.
Process of elimination on the customizable menu
Lemon drop jelly shot – a special for the evening we had to try! Sara’s idea!
Cheers!
My best friend, Sara, and I
Spicy pork balls in classic tomato sauce with freshly-milled polenta, steamed spinach and waterfelon margarita – yes waterfelon is spelled correctly
Freshly-milled polenta – a must order! It’s a-maz-ing!
The bathroom decor
Side note: the West Village location (and probably the others, although I can’t confirm) will take your cell phone number and text you when your table is ready so you can enjoy drinks at a neighboring bar. This is something all restaurants should do!
Be sure to ask about the daily drink and food specials, which change regularly and are different at each location.
The Meatball Shop has several locations around New York City, including the original at 84 Stanton Street in the Lower East Side, 200 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea, 64 Greenwich Street in the West Village and 170 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. Owners, Mike and Dan, also just open their fifth location at 1462 Second Avenue in The Upper East Side.
Dinner for Two: Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs and Homemade Garlic Bread
After being away for an extended weekend with his friends, I was very excited to see my boyfriend last night and treat him to his favorite meal: spaghetti with meatballs!
Here’s the recipe and directions for my easy-to-make homemade spaghetti sauce (which he says he loves!) and Rachael Ray‘s very tasty homemade garlic bread.
You may notice as you read through that everything can be purchased at Trader Joe’s, my favorite, affordable grocery store option in New York City.
Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs and Homemade Garlic Bread
Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients:
- One (1) can of Trader Joe’s Organic Tomato Sauce
- One (1) can of Trader Joe’s Organic Diced Tomatoes
- One (1) can of Trader Joe’s Organic Tomato Paste
- One (1) bag of Trader Joe’s Flame Broiled Turkey Meatballs – surprisingly very good and full of flavor!
- Shredded Parmesan cheese
- Pasta
- Crushed red pepper flakes – a must add for extra flavor!
- Salt
- Fresh ground pepper
Directions:
- Bring the Tomato Sauce, Diced Tomatoes and Tomato Paste to a boil in a saucepan.
- Add crushed red pepper flakes, salt and fresh ground pepper. Stir.
- Add Turkey Meatballs. Stir.
- Lower the temperature to medium and cover the saucepan. Cook for 20 minutes, occasionally stirring.
- Cook pasta following the directions on the package.
Homemade Garlic Bread (from Rachael Ray)
Ingredients:
- One (1) loaf of crusty bread
- Four (4) garlic cloves
- Two (2) tablespoons of butter
- Two (2) tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
- Fresh parsley
- Grated Romano cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to Broil.
- Chop the parsley. Set aside
- Split the loaf of crusty bread in half. Put in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes until slightly brown.
- Dice the garlic cloves.
- Add the butter, extra-virgin olive oil and diced garlic cloves to a bowl. Microwave for one (1) minute.
- Remove the crusty bread from the oven. Brush with the melted butter, extra-virgin olive oil and diced garlic cloves mixture. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and grated Romano cheese.
- Put the crusty bread back in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and cut into small strips.
Both the spaghetti with turkey meatballs and homemade garlic bread were a success. In my opinion, pretty much any Rachael Ray recipe (assuming you don’t fuck it up) is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
We also both agreed that the turkey meatballs were full of flavor and didn’t taste frozen. I would definitely buy them again. With that said, my goal is to learn how to make (Rachael Ray’s) my own meatballs.
We paired dinner with a crisp white wine that complimented the spicy crushed red pepper flakes in the spaghetti sauce.
And, lucky for me, he did the dishes!
Give my Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs recipe a try and let me know your thoughts!
Dinner for Two: Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs and Homemade Garlic Bread
After being away for an extended weekend with his friends, I was very excited to see my boyfriend last night and treat him to his favorite meal: spaghetti with meatballs!
Here’s the recipe and directions for my easy-to-make homemade spaghetti sauce (which he says he loves!) and Rachael Ray‘s very tasty homemade garlic bread.
You may notice as you read through that everything can be purchased at Trader Joe’s, my favorite, affordable grocery store option in New York City.
Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs and Homemade Garlic Bread
Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients:
- One (1) can of Trader Joe’s Organic Tomato Sauce
- One (1) can of Trader Joe’s Organic Diced Tomatoes
- One (1) can of Trader Joe’s Organic Tomato Paste
- One (1) bag of Trader Joe’s Flame Broiled Turkey Meatballs – surprisingly very good and full of flavor!
- Shredded Parmesan cheese
- Pasta
- Crushed red pepper flakes – a must add for extra flavor!
- Salt
- Fresh ground pepper
Directions:
- Bring the Tomato Sauce, Diced Tomatoes and Tomato Paste to a boil in a saucepan.
- Add crushed red pepper flakes, salt and fresh ground pepper. Stir.
- Add Turkey Meatballs. Stir.
- Lower the temperature to medium and cover the saucepan. Cook for 20 minutes, occasionally stirring.
- Cook pasta following the directions on the package.
Homemade Garlic Bread (from Rachael Ray)
Ingredients:
- One (1) loaf of crusty bread
- Four (4) garlic cloves
- Two (2) tablespoons of butter
- Two (2) tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
- Fresh parsley
- Grated Romano cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to Broil.
- Chop the parsley. Set aside
- Split the loaf of crusty bread in half. Put in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes until slightly brown.
- Dice the garlic cloves.
- Add the butter, extra-virgin olive oil and diced garlic cloves to a bowl. Microwave for one (1) minute.
- Remove the crusty bread from the oven. Brush with the melted butter, extra-virgin olive oil and diced garlic cloves mixture. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and grated Romano cheese.
- Put the crusty bread back in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and cut into small strips.
Both the spaghetti with turkey meatballs and homemade garlic bread were a success. In my opinion, pretty much any Rachael Ray recipe (assuming you don’t fuck it up) is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
We also both agreed that the turkey meatballs were full of flavor and didn’t taste frozen. I would definitely buy them again. With that said, my goal is to learn how to make (Rachael Ray’s) my own meatballs.
We paired dinner with a crisp white wine that complimented the spicy crushed red pepper flakes in the spaghetti sauce.
And, lucky for me, he did the dishes!
Give my Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs recipe a try and let me know your thoughts!
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