An Easy meat ball and pasta recipe, for a total novice

[lucyellensmum]

DP loves this in italian, so a lovely EASY meat ball and tomato sauce recipe would be a nice surprise for him. DD and i might like it too _

This is mine - whizz 2-3 slices bread in food processor, add onion, chop finely. Add 1 egg, 1 tsp herbs eg thyme, 1/2-1 tsp salt. Whizz briefly. Add 500g mince, process very briefly until mixed (overmixing makes it tough). Then shape into walnut-sized balls with wet hands. Place on baking tray on non-stick liner/paper, bake for about 10-15 min in mod hot oven (I choose 180C) - or fry, up to you. Baking is easier. Make basic tomato sauce (unless like me you choose Bertolli's finest), heat. Add meatballs (freeze the excess) and there you go! These are very soft-textured (the more bread, the softer they are) compared to bought ones I find.

Or you could be v v lazy like me and get some decent meaty sausages and cut the skin off and make meatballs out of the sausagemeat. Voila, instant meatballs!

I do mine much the same as florenceuk.. only don't have a food processor... and I use sweet chilli sause instead of tomato... [Mmmm] emoticon

how do you manage without the food processor, i dont have one, i do actually, but i dont use it. HAvent a clue!

I just chop it all up small lucyellensmum....

i buy swedish organic meatballs

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