Best Ever Meatballs - Recipe - Natural Nourishment

High protein, delicious veg packed beef mince meatballs in tomato sauce.

Serves

Prep in

20 minutes

Cooks in

45 minutes

6 portions of veg per serving, the ultimate comfort food, & super easy to make. What more could you ask for?
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This is the kind of recipe I love to share, it’s what I love to eat, and it shows how meals we adore can be fantastically good for us & I don’t really need to say anything else except let me know if you try them.

Key Facts

High in protein & fibre
Packed full of vegetables
Rich in nutrients
Super easy

Ingredients

SAUCE

1 large onion or leek
150g mushrooms
1 large carrot
2 stick celery
400g chopped tomatoes
500ml bone broth or stock
1 tablespoon tomato purée
1 heaped teaspoon cornflour or potato starch (optional, give a glossy finish to the sauce)

MEATBALLS

500g beef mince (I get mine from Swaledale Butchers)
1 large onion or leek
1 big handful fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato paste or pesto
Salt & pepper

Preparation

01

Make the sauce - finely chop all the vegetables, add to a sauté pan with broth & tomato purée. Simmer with the lid on for 15 minutes. Then add chopped tomatoes & cornflour/starch. Mix in, leave to simmer & reduce without the lid for 10 minutes. Blend until smooth, pour back into the pan.

02

In a separate frying pan finely dice onion/leek for the meatballs. Sauté gently in sun-dried tomato paste & 1/4 cup of water for 10 minutes until super soft. Shred basil & wilt in. Season, then decant to a bowl to cool fully before adding the mince (otherwise they won’t hold together).

03

Use your hands to mix everything together. Form meatballs & then heat your frying pan again, sealing the meatballs on all sides so they’re golden. Once ready add to your sauce, cover with a lid & gently simmer for 20 minutes.