Herby Italian Meatballs with Primavera Sauce
Fancy Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe
4 - 6
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Sophie Gray
This basic meatball mixture is perfect for spaghetti and meatballs, simply team up with your favourite pasta sauce.
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High Iron
Beef,
Family Favourites,
Mince,
Dinner,
Lunch,
Pasta,
Ingredients
Meatballs
500g Quality Mark beef mince
1/2, finely chopped onions
1 tsp mixed herbs
1/2 tsp oregano
1 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
Primavera sauce
500ml tomato passata
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1/2 tbsp olive oil
2, crushed garlic cloves
1, chopped onion
1, finely chopped courgette
1 finely chopped celery stalk
1, chopped green capsicum
A pinch of oregano
1 tbsp tomato paste
A pinch of white sugar
A handful of chopped parsley
A pinch of salt
A pinch of black pepper
To serve
pasta
Method
To Make
1
In a frying pan heat the oil and add the onion, garlic, courgette, capsicum and celery.
2
Cook gently until the vegetables are tender.
3
While the vegetables are cooking assemble the meatballs.
4
Combine the meatball ingredients and roll into balls.
5
Bake or grill until cooked.
6
When the vegetables are tender add the passata, tomato paste, sugar and oregano and simmer gently.
7
When the meatballs are cooked add them to the sauce and keep heated until ready to serve.
8
Serve with cooked pasta, I prefer spaghetti.
Nutrition Information per Serving (418g)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
More infoEnergy
2009 (480)kJ
Protein
36.7g
Total Fat
11g
Saturated Fat
4.1g
Carbs
56g
Sugars
17.8g
Sodium
570mg
Iron*
5.3mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)
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