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Meatballs in tomato sauce
This sauce is also great with pasta – just add more veg such as chopped cooked courgettes and green beans and whizz in a blender or processor.
Serves 4
Preparation time 25 minutes
Cooking time 1 hour
Ingredients
  • For meatballs -
  • 500g lean pork mince
  • ½ red pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1tbsp chopped Asda flat-leaf parsley
  • 50g breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2tbsp plain flour, seasoned
  • 1tbsp olive oil, for frying
  • for tomato sauce -
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 red pepper chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1tsp paprika
  • 2 400g tins chopped tomatoes
  • 100ml low-fat natural yogurt
Method
1 Put the pork, red pepper, onion, garlic, parsley and breadcrumbs in a bowl and season well. Mix together, then add the egg and mix again.

2 Shape into small balls – you should get about 22. Dip the meatballs in the flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs, a few at a time, until golden. Transfer to a plate.

3 To make the sauce, heat the oil in a flameproof casserole and fry the onion, pepper and garlic until soft. Stir in paprika and remaining flour. Stir well, add tomatoes and season.

4 Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Add the meatballs to the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Before serving, stir in the yogurt. Serve with rice and salad.


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