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These spicy spaghetti and meatballs dish serves six but you may want to double it just to be on the safe side.

The recipe uses a variety of spices and chiles, including Anaheim peppers, Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, and jalapeno, giving it a complex combination of flavors and spiciness.

You may use all turkey or may want to use half ground turkey and half ground other meat. This recipe has many possibilities, all delicious.

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The Ingredients To Gather:

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Mexican-style chili Powder
• 1 teaspoon guajillo chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1/2 Anaheim (New Mexico) chile pepper, seeded and minced
• 2 tostada shells, crushed into fine crumbs
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, finely chopped
• 1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Lightly grease with cooking spray.
2. Put turkey in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with the chili powder, guajillo chile powder, salt, black pepper, and Parmesan cheese. Add egg, olive oil, chopped onion, jalapeno pepper, and Anaheim pepper. Mix well with your hands until evenly blended. Sprinkle with tostada crumbs and bread crumbs. Mix until the bread crumbs are well mixed. Form the meatball mixture into 1-inch balls. Put them on the baking sheet.
3. Bake in the oven until meatballs are lightly browned and no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes. Turn the meatballs over after 20 minutes.
4. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the spaghetti. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes or until cooked but firm to the bite. Drain.
5. Stir the diced tomatoes, diced onion, chipotle chile, spaghetti sauce, and taco seasoning in a large saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes until the onion is tender.
6. Add meatballs to the sauce. Cook for 5 minutes. Spoon meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti and serve.

Finished!

These meatballs have an unexpected Mexican kick with all those spices. Have you tried this recipe yet?

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