Recipe #62: Meatball and Pineapple Pasta

Unless it was a dessert I've only had pineapple on my Hawaiian style pizza. (Sometimes I feel like such an American...) But this recipe was from here: http://www.ramenlicious.com/recipes/pineapple-meatball-ramen.html and it is considered to be a Thai dish. Granted, I'm sure authentically Thai recipes will not use spaghetti noodles like I did or even Ramen noodles like the above recipe called.

There was pretty nice flavor despite the fact there was no designated sauce. The meatballs and pineapple combination were pretty interesting and while I thought the dish was more than pleasant if I make this again I will have to make an actual sauce for this recipe. Please do not misunderstand me though, this recipe is tasty but without a sauce it is a little dry.

But in the meantime, since I'm only paying about $4.00 a meal right now I cannot complain about the inexpensive ingredients and the satisfying density to this meal. Additionally, I promise I will continue to explore pineapple in dishes other than desserts and pizza! And I encourage you to do the same, it is a great counterpart to saltier meats.

Ingredients:

* 8 oz of Turkey Meatballs
* 8 oz of Pasta
* 1/2 cup of Pineapple Chunks
* 1 Red Bell Pepper
* Extra Virgin Olive Oil
* 2 Tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce
* 3 tsp of Garlic Powder


Cooking Directions:

In a medium pot bring water to a boil and then add the pasta noodles.

Cook until tender then drain and add some margarine to keep the noodles from drying/sticking together.

In a small pot bring water to a boil and then add the meatballs. (Mine were frozen and I cooked them for about 10 minutes to make them nice and plump.)

Once the meatballs are cooked drain them and then set aside temporarily.

On a cutting board, slice the red pepper.

Open the can of pineapple chunks and set these ingredients aside with the meatballs.

In a medium frying pan coat the entire bottom with the olive oil and then add the Worcestershire sauce and the garlic powder.

Then add the red pepper, the pineapple chunks, and the meatballs and cook making sure everything is well coated.

Place half of the cooked noodles in a serving bowl.

Add half of the frying pan mixture on top of the noodles and serve hot.