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Spaghetti and Meatballs

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 kg lean ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion (grated)
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 zucchini (medium grated and sqeeze moisture out of)
  • 1 carrot (medium grated)
  • 1 large egg (lightly beaten)
  • 2 cups pasta sauce (tomato)
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 400 grams dry spaghetti
  • Parmesan cheese (to serve)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Placer beef, onion, oregano, grated zucchini, carrot and egg in a large bowl and using hands, mix well and form into small sized balls.

  • Step 2: Heat a large non stick frypan and cook meatballs in batrches, over medium heat, until browned and cooked through.

  • Step 3: Add tomato sauce a bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover with alid or foil and simmer for 20 minutes and then add broccoli florets for last 2 minutes of cooking.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile cook spaghetti until tender and drain and toss together with meatballs and serve with parmesan cheese.

  • Step 5: LEFT OVERS - Meatball Salad (serves 2 preperation time 10 minutes) - make the salad by combining lettuce leaves, halved cherry tomatoes, blanched broccoli florets, diced lebanese cucumber and crumbled feta cheese and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon vinigar. Place leftover meatballs on top of salad and serve. ALTERNATIVELY - serve meatballs with batons of cut/raw vegetables such as capsicum, cherry tomatoes, carrot and celery.


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