Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Recipe

Meatballs in tomato sauce, sounds delicious, right? Check out our new recipe - healthy, easy and fast. All moms love cooking this dish for their kids.

Makes: 15 patties
Time: 40 minutes
Age: 12+ months

Ingredients:

400ml tomato passata
400g lean beef mince
50g white onion
40ml whole milk
2 large eggs
1 medium white bread slice
2 garlic cloves 
2 Tbsp grated Parmigiano (optional)
2 Tbsp fresh parsley
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp rosemary
1 tsp dried oregano

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 200C and line a baking sheet with aluminium foil.
• In a small bowl, break up the bread and soak it in the milk until it has all been absorbed.
• Finely chop the parsley and rosemary, and crush the garlic.
• In a large bowl place the meat, eggs, parsley, rosemary and half the minced garlic.
• Squeeze the bread to get rid of excess milk and add it to the bowl. Save the milk for the tomato sauce.
• Thoroughly mix the ingredients together with your hands.
• Taking a couple of tablespoon of mixture at a time, create small meat patties and place them on the baking tray.
• Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are golden.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan on a medium heat.
• Finely chop the onion and add it to the pan.
• Cook for 3-5 minutes or until translucent.
• Add the remaining half of the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
• Add the passata, milk and oregano and stir well. 
• Place the baked patties in the passata, mixing well to make sure they’re all covered in sauce.
• Finish cooking the patties in the sauce on a medium heat for about 10 minutes.
• If using, sprinkle over the Parmigiano and serve.
• Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and consume within 2 days.
• You can freeze raw patties for up to 3 months and bake as needed at 200C for 10-15 minutes. Then continue cooking in the tomato sauce as per recipe.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Information Typical Values: 

% reference intake of an average adult (8400kJ/2000kcal)