3. New Favorite
Meatballs
From The Biggest
Loser Family Main Event
Cookbook Marinara Sauce
Olive oil spray
2 egg whites
From The Biggest
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
Loser Family
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Cookbook
1/4 teaspoon salt Olive oil spray
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 cup minced yellow or white onion
1 pound 96% lean ground beef 2 tablespoons freshly minced garlic
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a large 1/4 cup water
nonstick baking sheet with the olive oil spray. 2 tablespoons no-salt-added tomato paste
In a medium bowl, using a fork, mix together the 2 teaspoons honey 1 tablespoon dried oregano
egg whites, oats, and milk until well combined. 2 teaspoons dried basil
Add the parsley, onion, oregano, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
salt, and crushed red pepper flakes and mix until Salt, to taste (optional)
combined. Mix in the beef until well combined.
Make 32 uniform meatballs, each about 1 1/4" Spray a medium nonstick saucepan with the olive oil spray and place
diameter (use a cookie scoop or 2 tablespoons over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until just
for ease). Roll the balls with your hands and becoming tender (they should not brown), 4 to 6 minutes. Reduce the
arrange, not touching, on the prepared baking heat to low and with a wooden spoon stir in the tomatoes, water,
sheet. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until no longer tomato paste, honey, oregano, basil, and pepper flakes until well
pink inside. combined. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for at least 1 hour.
Season with salt, if needed.
Makes 4 (8-meatball) servings
Makes 7 (1/2-cup) servings; about 31/2 cups sauce
Per serving: 194 calories, 26 g protein, 10 g
carbohydrates, 5 g fat (2 g saturated), 60 mg Per serving: 63 calories, 3 g protein, 15 g carbohydrates, less than 1 g
cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 252 mg sodium fat (trace saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 156 mg sodium
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4. Fixed Up French Onion Dip
From I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening!
1 tablespoon onion soup mix, preferably
an all-natural one, or to taste
1 (6-ounce) container fat-free plain
Greek yogurt (I used Fage)
Add the onion soup mix directly to the
container of yogurt. Stir well until
thoroughly combined. Refrigerate for at
least 30 minutes before serving (for
best flavor), or up to 2 days. Serve with
Quick Crunchy Potato Chips (see page
99), veggies, or whole-wheat pretzels
for dipping.
Makes 2 servings. Each (heaping 1/4-
cup) serving has: 60 calories, 8 g
protein, 7 g carbohydrates, trace fat, 0 g
saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg
fiber, 225 mg sodium
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5. Grilled Vegetables
Compliments of
Devin with Frado Dinten, Season 10 Melissa’s Produce! Devin is still touched by the generosity of Jerry
Season 10 Biggest Loser, Patrick House Hayes giving her his first shirt from the Ranch
signed by everyone at the party!
6. We had a ball!
Alfredo Dinten, Sione Fa, Jim Germanakos, Gary Deckman, Mark Pinhasovich, Devin Alexander, Laura Denoux, Jennifer
Rumple, Jessica Limpert, Patrick Ferrari, Courtney Crozier, Don Evans, Amanda Arlauskas, Patrick House, Courtney Rainville,
Jessica Delfs, Dan Evans, Joe Mitchell, Jerry Hayes, Jennifer Rush Jacobs, Elizabeth Ruiz, Ramon Medeiros, Tracey Yukich,
Ken Andrews, Deni Hill, Austin Andrews, Sherry Johnson, Roger Shultz, Estella Hayes & John Forger
