Fettuccine with Pork Meatballs

I made this tonight.  This recipe is for 2.  Cooking for 1 or 2, I find using ground meat (turkey, chicken, beef, pork) so much more easy and quick.   I replaced the Fettuccine with Zucchini noodles.  The pork meatballs came out really good, I replaced the Adobe sauce for a teriyaki type cooking sauce.  

I saved this in my folder of recipes, but I've found the original website, here

Fettuccine with Pork Meatballs

1/2 C onion, diced

1 clove garlic, pressed or minced

1/4 C carrots, diced

1/3 C celery, diced

2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil

18 oz. crushed tomatoes

6 oz. water

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1 lb. ground pork

2 tsp adobo seasoning

1/2 tsp salt

9 oz. Fettuccine

Peel & dice onion, carrot & celery.  Peel garlic.  In large soup pot, over medium heat, saute onion, carrot & celery until soft, add garlic, cook couple more minutes.  Add 18 oz. crushed tomatoes and stir.  Add 6 oz. water.   Add oregano, crushed pepper flakes.  Bring to moderate simmer, medium low heat, stir occasionally while sauce reduces.

Mix ground pork with 2 tsp adobo seasoning.  Form into balls.  Heat large skillet over medium heat and place meatballs in pan.  Roll around and sear all sides.  After seared, add them to sauce with tongs, cook another 10-15 minutes, season with salt.  Toss meatballs in the sauce, try to get balls buried down in the sauce so they continue to cook.  Simmer until cooked thru.