Free recipe · Italian dinner · Recipe of the Week 2027-W05

Beef Meatballs with Spaghetti

Name: Beef Meatballs with Spaghetti
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 120 g onions; 15 g garlic; 60 g breadcrumbs; 60 g eggs; 500 g passata; 20 g olive oil; 40 g parmesan; 5 g fresh herbs; 500 g beef mince (5% fat); 350 g pasta (dry)

A Italian dinner for 4, freezes well for batch cooking.

nut-free

50 minprep + cook

4servings

727 kcalper serving

47.9 gprotein

~€2.18per serving*

Ingredients (serves 4)

120 g onions
15 g garlic
60 g breadcrumbs
60 g eggs
500 g passata
20 g olive oil
40 g parmesan
5 g fresh herbs
500 g beef mince (5% fat)
350 g pasta (dry)

Method

Mix the beef with breadcrumbs, egg, garlic and herbs; roll into balls.
Brown the meatballs, then simmer in passata for 15 min.
Cook the spaghetti.
Serve meatballs and sauce over the spaghetti with parmesan.

Allergens: egg, gluten, milk. Spice: 0/3.

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