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Meatballs with spaghetti

How to make spaghetti and meatballs

Name: How to make spaghetti and meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: pack of 8 good-quality sausages; 500g pack minced beef; 4 garlic cloves crushed; small bunch fresh parsley finely chopped; 3tbsp dried breadcrumbs; 1 egg lightly beaten; plain flour for rolling; 4tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil; 2 cans chopped tomatoes; pinch sugar; 500g spaghetti; grated parmesan to serve

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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pack of 8 good-quality sausages
500g pack minced beef
4 garlic cloves

crushed
small bunch fresh parsley

finely chopped
3tbsp dried breadcrumbs
1 egg

lightly beaten
plain flour

for rolling
4tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
2 cans chopped tomatoes
pinch sugar
500g spaghetti
grated parmesan

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal791
fat38g
saturates12g
carbs77g
sugars7g
fibre4g
protein41g
salt1.4g

low

Method

step 1

Cut through the skin of each sausage and pull them off. Put the sausage meat into a large bowl with the mince. Add half the garlic, half the parsley, the breadcrumbs and egg, and mix well. Season generously with pepper and a little salt, and mix again.
step 2

Sprinkle a chopping board with flour. Scoop out level dessertspoons of the mix, dip them in the flour and roll them into balls. Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan or wok, then fry the meatballs in batches, browning them on all sides. Set aside on a plate. When you’ve fried all the meatballs, pour away any excess fat. Rinse and dry the pan.
step 3

Pour the remaining oil into the pan, heat for 1 min then add the remaining garlic and fry for a few seconds. Tip in the tomatoes and break them down with a fork or wooden spoon. Cook over a moderately high heat for 5 mins until jammy. Season with salt, pepper and a little sugar.
step 4

Tip in the meatballs and turn them over in the sauce, ensuring they’re all covered. Cover the pan and cook the meatballs on a low heat for about 30 mins, spoon over the sauce occasionally and add a little water if it’s becoming too dry. 15 mins before the end of the cooking time, cook the spaghetti. To serve, stir most of the remaining parsley into the sauce then spoon the meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti. Scatter with last of the parsley and serve Parmesan on the side.

RECIPE TIPS

MAKE IT DIFFERENT

If your family like stronger flavours, use spicy sausages or add 1 tsp paprika to the meat mix. You could also add 8-10 finely chopped green olives. Add ½ tsp paprika to the sauce, too. This is also good served with couscous. You can make double the amount of meatballs and freeze them.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2011

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