One-tray meatballs in tomato sauce

This one-tray dinner means less washing up and more time to play board games.

Less than 45 minutes

Serves 4

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Ingredients:

Meatballs:
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves picked
  • 1 cup grated baby marrows or carrots (about 4, small)
  • 1⁄2 cup (125ml) fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1⁄2 cup (125ml) grated parmesan, plus extra for serving 
  • 2 tsp (10ml) ground coriander
  • 1 packet (500g) beef mince 
  • Salt and milled pepper
Tomato sauce:
  • Glug olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 bottle (500ml) PnP tomato passata (tomato pasta sauce) 
  • 500g cooked pasta or 250g cooked polenta, for serving 
  • Fresh basil and grated peel of 1 lemon, for serving

Method:

  1. Combine meatball ingredients and shape into golf ball-sized meatballs. 
  2. Chill for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat oil in an ovenproof pan and fry garlic until fragrant. Add passata and simmer for 2 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and place meatballs in sauce.
  5. Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes, then turn meatballs over and bake for a further 15-20 minutes, or until sauce has thickened and reduced. 
  6. Serve meatballs on a bed of pasta or polenta and sprinkle with extra parmesan.
  7. Garnish with basil and lemon peel just before serving.

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