spaghetti and meatball soup

i've been trying to eat healthier the last few weeks to shed some extra lbs that i gained over the holidays. so needless to say i have been trying to put the desserts on pause and focus on healthier recipes. because of this i have been mostly focusing on skinnytaste.com

i found this recipe awhile back but never actually tried it before now. i thought that it was good... i think personally i could have used some more spices, but that was my doing because i didn't want to overpower my kids...who both seemed to enjoy it...my daughter loved the spaghetti and kept signing for more (she's not talking yet so i've been teaching her sign language) it was absolutely the cutest thing. i would make this recipe again just to see her keep asking for more lol

one thing i will say about this is that i had trouble keeping the meatballs together when they were cooking... im not sure why but this has been happening to me the last few times that i have made meatballs so if anyone has any suggestions as to why this could be happening or tips on how to prevent this, please let me know!

also i have to ask you to not judge the recipes by my pics... they are poor quality photos that i take with my phone for easy uploading. one day i do hope that my blog is successful enough to spend the time taking fancy pics though!

spaghetti and meatball soup
from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/03/meatball-and-spaghetti-soup-5-ww-pts.html

4 cups chicken broth
1 cup vegetable broth
2 cups water 
2 chopped clove garlic, divided
1/2 onion, chopped, divided
3-4 tbsp tomato sauce
pinch crushed red pepper flakes
pepper
6 oz dry cut up spaghetti
16 oz  ground turkey
1 small egg
1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp fresh chopped basil

In a pot over medium heat, bring broth, water, 1 clove crushed garlic, 1/4 of the chopped onion, tomato sauce, crushed red pepper flakes and pepper to a boil; simmer about 5 minutes

Meanwhile, make the meatballs by combining ground turkey, parmesan cheese, egg, remaining garlic, remaining onion, breadcrumbs and pepper. Form into little meatballs (mine made 26).

Place meatballs into the broth, cook about 3 minutes; add pasta and cook according to package directions. Add fresh basil, adjust salt and pepper to taste.