Herby meatballs with spaghetti and tomato sauce
Serves:
4
Time to make:
40 mins
Total cost:
$14.00 / $3.50 per serve
(at time of publication)
(at time of publication)
Health information:
High iron
Low kilojoule
Low sodium
Instructions
Instructions and steps:
Step 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a pan with oil. Gently fry onion and garlic until soft.
Step 2 Place in a large bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients and using your hands, mix well. Shape into balls and place in an oven dish. Bake for 20-30 minutes until cooked through.
Step 2 To make sauce, place all ingredients in a pot. Simmer for 20 minutes until slightly reduced. Serve meatballs with spaghetti and sauce on top.
About this Recipe
First Published:
July 2009
Rating:
(4 votes)
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Full ingredient list:
- olive oil spray
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 2 slices whole grain bread, made into crumbs
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 500g lean beef mince
- Tomato sauce
- 400g can diced, flavoured tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- 1/4 cup red wine (optional)
Nutritional information (per serve)
Energy:
1190kJ
Calories:
284cal
Protein:
33g
Fat:
12g
- saturated:
4g
Carbohydrates:
10g
- sugars:
4g
Dietary Fibre:
3g
Sodium:
170mg
Calcium:
50mg
Iron:
5mg
Nutrition information is given per serve
*NS: not specified
2 Comments. Add yours
These meatballs were absolutely delicious and went down a treat. Really easy to make and probably the best meatballs I have ever made - will be using this recipe again.
These were just awesome! So easy to make and I couldn't believe how well they turned out. Might make a bit extra sauce next time but that's about the only thing I'd change :)