Recipe for Meatball Pasta
Ingredients
- FOR MEATBALLS
- 500gms beef mince
- 2 tbspns breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 brown onion
- FOR SAUCE
- 1 kilo blanched diced tomatoes
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- Your favorite seasonings
- Some oregano
- ½ tspn rosemary
- 1 onion
- 1 capsicum chopped
- 300 gms sliced mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic
- FOR PASTA
- Boiling water
- 200 gms no. 5 spaghetti
- FOR GARNISHING
- Some grated parmesan cheese
- Some fresh basil leaves
Cooking Directions
In a chopper, put everything given for meatballs and process. Make small balls out of this mixture.
Heat oil and fry meatballs. Boil and strain pasta according to the instructions given on the backside of the packet.
Heat oil and fry garlic and onion until it is translucent.
Add tomatoes and cook it covered on low heat until the tomatoes are loose.
Add herbs spices capsicum and your favourite seasonings and mix. (I added salt, red chilli flakes, black pepper, white pepper and lemon) Add fried meatballs and cook covered for another 2 minutes.
Now with a slotted spoon take out the meatballs in a separate bowl. Mix boiled pasta with marinara sauce.
Divide the pasta into 4 – 6 portions. Place each portion in a bowl or shallow plate.
Put some meatballs on top and garnish with some grated Parmesan cheese and basil leaves.Serve hot.
by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 931 views