' Meatballs' & Pasta With Grilled Onions & Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 hamburger patties (grilled and leftover from my grilled onion cheeseburgers recipe or your own leftover grilled burgers)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• onion, slices grilled and cut in half (leftover from my grilled onion cheeseburger recipe or grill your own onion slices)
• 3 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 1/2 cups uncooked regular penne pasta or 4 1/2 cups whole wheat penne
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• parmesan cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cut each burger into 6 equal pieces.
• 2 heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add burger pieces, onions and tomatoes.
• 3 cook 8-10 minutes or until burgers are heated through, stirring frequently.
• 4 stir in basil, salt and pepper.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain and return to pot.
• 7 add beef mixture, toss to coat.
• 8 season with salt and pepper, as desired.
• 9 sprinkle with cheese, as desired.
• 10 tip: eight cups cooked corkscrew (rotini) pasta may be substituted for penne.