Pasta with Meatballs

Description

We’re doing this thing where each one of us at home requests a meal as part of what we eat every week . My meat loving picky eater asked for this, he didn’t ask for the veggies though. This amount makes a lot you can definitely half the recipe.

Pasta with Meatballs

Servings 4

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

Meatballs

• 1 kg Minced Beef
• 1 Onion
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Red Pepper
• 1 handful Mozzarella (Can go up to 1 cup)
• 1 handful Basil Leaves
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp Dried Oregano

Pasta

• 2-3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 pinch Chili Flakes (optional)
• 690 g Passata Jar
• 500 g Pasta (of choice, I used spaghetti no.5)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Process the veggies one by one in a food processor, make sure they’re fine enough but careful about processing too much they will become a wet mess. Then mix all the above ingredients together and roll into balls.
• Cool the meatballs in batches with some olive oil. Careful don’t mix them a lot so they keep their shape. Then remove the meatballs, fry the minced garlic and chili flakes (if using) for a minute in the oil and then add the passata.
• Get what’s stuck in the bottle by adding a cup of water and shaking. Add that water to the pan. Season the sauce with balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Then add all the meatballs and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add al dente pasta and pasta water if needed. Cook for a couple of minutes and you’re done. Sahtein.

Calories: 324kcal