Italian Meatballs

I realise that this is my third recipe, and not only that, it is the third recipe that has included pasta. Feeling that I'm almost going to have to rename my blog to 'Pasta Lover', because I realise we do eat a lot of pasta. However, I have this week's meals planned and pasta is only occurring once, other meals coming up include Chicken Wraps and a stir fry.

This recipe is for Italian Meatballs, and once again uses a Dolmio meal base because they are quick, easy and as my fiancé said 'why does this sauce taste so good?'.

Ingredients:

• 1 Dolmio Italian Meatballs meal base
• 350g mince
• 1 egg
• Approx half a cup of breadcrumbs, or as many as it takes for the meatballs to form together properly.
• 125g pasta
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon canola oil (or whichever oil you prefer)

Steps:

1. Put the mince, breadcrumbs and egg into a large bowl and mix with your hands, until it has blended together well. Also, put a pot on for pasta, and follow pasta packet instructions for cooking.
2. Using your hands, roll the mince into balls, about the size of a ping-pong ball. Add more breadcrumbs if the mince is not holding together well.
3. Add the oil and meatballs into a fry pan, and cook until the mince is browning, making sure you turn them over to prevent burning on one side.
4. Once browned, add the Dolmio mix and the diced tomatoes, stirring.
5. Leave to simmer for a few minutes, stir again, then remove from heat.
6. Place cooked pasta in a dish then add meatballs mix onto the pasta.
7. Top with cheese, I prefer grated tasty cheese, but other cheeses like parmesan would also work.

Note: When I made this meal I added a bit over the required amount of pasta and we were both able to have a decent sized amount for lunch the next day, so this is a great meal for leftovers and would be good for taking to work or uni and re-heating.

Italian Meatballs, a set on Flickr.