A delicious and easy mid week meal. Just 15minutes prep time and 30 minutes in the grill & on the hob to make this extremely filling Italian dish, it's also 0 Syns on Slimming World... Bonus!
My children loved them and is a meal I will definitely be cooking again.
Ingredients for the Meatballs- Serves 4
- 380g lean beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 1/2 small onion, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsps chopped parsley
- Salt & ground pepper, to taste
- 1 egg, beaten
- Chopped parsley to garnish
Ingredients for the Tomato Sauce
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1x 400g can of chopped tomatoes
- 1 level tbsp of tomato purée
- 1 tsp of oregano
- Salt & ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 tsp of artificial sweetener
Method
- Make the meatballs. Put the minced beef, onion, garlic, cumin, parsley and seasoning in a large bowl and mix well together. Bind with the beaten egg and then divide into 16 small portions.
- Roll each one into a small ball, using your hands. Place the meatballs under a preheated hot grill and cook for about 10 minutes, until they are starting to brown and the fat stops dripping out of them.
- Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce. Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce in the pan, cover and cook gently over a low heat for about 15 minutes, until the meat is thoroughly cooked. Serve with spaghetti and sprinkle on top some chopped parsley.
