🍝 Quick Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

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Mince meatballs made in a frying pan with homemade tomato sauce. A family classic everyone loves, ready in 25 minutes.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 4 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 410 kcal per serving💪 24 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 600 g crushed tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves (2 g) garlic
  • 1 egg
  • 50 g breadcrumbs
  • 40 g plain flour
  • 1 sprig (1 g) parsley
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 400 g beef mince and pork mix

Method, step by step

  1. Mix the mince with the minced garlic, parsley, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Shape into walnut-sized balls.
  2. Dredge the meatballs in flour and brown them in a frying pan with hot oil over high heat, 2-3 minutes per batch. Remove and set aside.
  3. In the same oil, sauté the chopped onion for 3-4 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Return the meatballs to the frying pan, cover and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes until cooked through.
  5. Adjust the salt and serve hot.

Nutritional information (per serving)

410
kcal
24 g
protein
20 g
carbs
24 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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