Another totes delish recipe which is becoming a firm favourite! The meatballs are so soft because they are cooked in the sauce, but you could brown them first if you preferred. This recipe serves 4 and makes 8 large meatballs and works out at 2.5 syns per portion ( or 2 syns if you don't sprinkle some parmesan on top at the end)
To make the sauce
2 x 400g cartons of chopped tomatoes
1 clove crushed garlic
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of sweetener
Freshly grounded pepper
Frylight
Fresh chopped basil (optional)
To make the meatballs
About 3/4 cup of fresh breadcrumbs (about 2 slices of bread) (6 syns)
1/3 cup (50ml) skimmed milk (1 syn)
1 egg
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese (1.5 syns)
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 clove crushed garlic
freshly grounded pepper
350g lean turkey mince or lean beef mince
First make the sauce, I used cartons of chopped tomatoes with garlic and red pepper from Asda. Then I blitzed them as my two don't like lumps! Grown lads and wont eat lumpy veg things! Brown the crushed garlic in some frylight then add the chopped tomatoes. Add the Italian seasoning, salt, sweetener and grounded pepper.
To make the meatballs:
Make fresh breadcrumbs made with 2 slices of bread - I blitzed my bread in the food processor to make my breadcrumbs. In a large bowl add your breadcrumbs, then add milk (you might not need all the milk, you don't want the bread to be too wet), Mix that through the bread and leave to soak for a few minutes till it's all absorbed. Then add egg, fresh parsley, parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt, crushed garlic, grounded black pepper. Mix all the ingredients together first before you add the meat. Then add mince and mix through till all the ingredients are combined. Split the mixture into 4 - each quarter is going to make 2 large meatballs. Divide each quarter mixture into 2 and roll into a ball. Mixture should make 8 meatballs.
Gently add to sauce and leave to cook for about 20 minutes. Once cooked you can add some chopped basil if you like before you serve it.
Add to a bed of cooked spaghetti and sprinkle some parmesan on top.
Enjoy
To make the sauce
2 x 400g cartons of chopped tomatoes
1 clove crushed garlic
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of sweetener
Freshly grounded pepper
Frylight
Fresh chopped basil (optional)
To make the meatballs
About 3/4 cup of fresh breadcrumbs (about 2 slices of bread) (6 syns)
1/3 cup (50ml) skimmed milk (1 syn)
1 egg
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese (1.5 syns)
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 clove crushed garlic
freshly grounded pepper
350g lean turkey mince or lean beef mince
First make the sauce, I used cartons of chopped tomatoes with garlic and red pepper from Asda. Then I blitzed them as my two don't like lumps! Grown lads and wont eat lumpy veg things! Brown the crushed garlic in some frylight then add the chopped tomatoes. Add the Italian seasoning, salt, sweetener and grounded pepper.
To make the meatballs:
Make fresh breadcrumbs made with 2 slices of bread - I blitzed my bread in the food processor to make my breadcrumbs. In a large bowl add your breadcrumbs, then add milk (you might not need all the milk, you don't want the bread to be too wet), Mix that through the bread and leave to soak for a few minutes till it's all absorbed. Then add egg, fresh parsley, parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt, crushed garlic, grounded black pepper. Mix all the ingredients together first before you add the meat. Then add mince and mix through till all the ingredients are combined. Split the mixture into 4 - each quarter is going to make 2 large meatballs. Divide each quarter mixture into 2 and roll into a ball. Mixture should make 8 meatballs.
Gently add to sauce and leave to cook for about 20 minutes. Once cooked you can add some chopped basil if you like before you serve it.
Add to a bed of cooked spaghetti and sprinkle some parmesan on top.
Enjoy
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