Meatballs with tomato pasta
7
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Family fillers like this are always a hit – it's tasty, inexpensive and easy to make.
Ingredients
Lean beef mince, 10% fat, raw
500 g
Carrots, raw
1 small, grated
Onion
1 small, finely chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Dried Mixed Herbs
2 teaspoon(s)
Ground Cumin
1 teaspoon(s), level
Calorie controlled cooking spray
5 spray(s)
White pasta, dry
250 g, spirals
Passata
500 g
Salt
1 pinch, and black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F. Mix together the minced beef, carrot, onion, garlic, dried herbs and cumin. Season well. Form into about 24 meatballs.
2
Spray a non-stick baking sheet or roasting pan with low fat cooking spray. Arrange the meatballs on top, then roast them for 20 minutes.
3
Ten minutes before the meatballs are done, put the pasta on to cook in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water. Cook for 8-10 minutes, or according to pack instructions. Drain the pasta and return to the saucepan with the tomato pasta sauce. Heat for a minute or two, then add the meatballs and stir them through gently.
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