homemade spaghetti and meatballs

Easiest homemade spaghetti and meatballs, ever!

Zing Wellbeing community member, Melanie Arnold-Stemm, has shared with us her budget friendly homemade spaghetti and meatballs recipe with a twist.

It looks delicious! Give it a try and let us know what you think. 

Homemade spaghetti and meatballs

(serves 4)

Ingredients:
• 1 Tin tomatoes (crushed is best)
• Packet of sausages of your choice (I used Aldi pork sausages)
• Finely chopped vegetables of choice (leek, mushrooms, onion, 2 cloves of garlic)
• Splash of wine or add stock if preferred (white wine for pork and chicken/ red wine for beef and lamb)
• 1 Tablespoon of tomato paste
• Pack of Spaghetti
• 1 tbs Honey
• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• Mixed herbs
Method: 
1. Have a pot of water boiling, and a saucepan on medium heat, and spray the pan with olive oil.

2. Remove the skin off the sausages, and just flick small meatball size pieces into the pan. Don't even bother rolling them, just flick em off!

3. As the sausage balls are lightly browning, chop up your vegetables, prepare can of tomatoes, wine/honey/Worcestershire/mixed herbs.
 
4. Take the meatballs out of the pan when lightly browned and a fair amount of fat has come out - LEAVE THE FAT IN THE PAN - and pop them on a paper towel.

5. Add all of the chopped mixed vegetables into the pan and slightly increase the heat. We want to lightly caramelise. Pop the spaghetti into the pot to boil now too.

6. When the veggies are caramelised, add in the tomato paste, cook it out for about a minute, and then add in the mixed herbs and the white wine. Let it start making the sauce, season with salt and pepper, then add the  crushed tomatoes and pop the meatballs back into the sauce. 

7. Turn down to a simmer, and when the pasta is cooked, you're good to go! Done and dusted in about 20 minutes. 

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Nutrition facts:
Cal 2101
Fat 122.4g
Carbs 185.6g
Protein 78.7g

Benefits: 
Fibre, Vitamins and Minerals from Vegetables: Garlic and onions provide a variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that support immune function and reduce inflammation.
Antioxidants in Tomatoes: Tomatoes are rich in vitamins C and K, potassium, and lycopene, an antioxidant that supports heart health and reduces inflammation.
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