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Spaghetti with easy-peasy meatballs

• Heather Walton

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12 servings

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Meatballs and sauce recipe suitable for children aged 12+ months

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Ingredients

For the meatballs

• 1 Slice of wholemeal bread

  crusts removed

• A splash of milk

• 500g Minced beef or lamb

• 2 Garlic cloves

  chopped

• 1tbsp Chives

  chopped

For the sauce

• 800g Tinned chopped tomatoes (2 tins)

• 1 Onion

  chopped

• 1 Carrot

  chopped

• 1 Celery

  stick

• 2 Garlic cloves

• 2tbsp Sugar

• 2tbsp Tomato purée

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Method

• step 1

  Tear the bread into chunks and soak in milk for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the milk and reserve.

• step 2

  Put the bread into a bowl with the minced meat, garlic and chives, and mix well.

• step 3

  Roll into balls and fry in oil until cooked through and golden.

• step 4

  In a pan, fry the onion, carrot and celery in oil until they begin to brown, then add garlic.

• step 5

  Add the sugar, tomato puree, pepper and tomatoes plus the left-over milk.

• step 6

  Simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce thickens then add the cooked meatballs and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Authors

Heather Walton

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