Anyone got a nice spaghetti and meatballs recipe?

clarab_3

Im rubbish with cooking meat

Rowan_2

http://www.spaghettisauceandmeatballs.com/

I found this at the weekend, it made a fantastic meal!
I would probably stop before adding the last lot of tomato next time, but it really did taste great.

angelavdavis

Stick 400g lamb mince, teaspoon chopped origano, half tspn each dried cumin and dried coriander, salt and pepper, one egg, four tablespoons of breadcrumbs into food processor. Whizz for a minute until it sticks together. Take a large teaspoon of mix at a time, shape and roll in flour, chill in fridge until ready to use.

Fry meatballs in a frying pan with olive oil. Drain on kitchen paper.

Meantime, put chopped onion and garlic into a saucepan with olive oil.

Lightly cook onion/garlic and then add a tin of chopped tomatoes, tablespoon of tomato puree, salt and pepper. Lower heat and allow to bubble away for 15 minutes.

Put the meatballs into the tomato sauce to heat through and put the spaghetti onto boil.

Serves 4

moneygum

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/meatballswithtomatos_74759.shtml

yumm :j

Pink.

Hi clara,

There are lots of lovely recipes on these older threads:

meatballs (and sauces)

any recipes for tasty but simple meatballs in tom sauce

HM Ikea style Meatballs?

Meatballs

Pink

clarab_3

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi clara,

There are lots of lovely recipes on these older threads:

meatballs (and sauces)

any recipes for tasty but simple meatballs in tom sauce

HM Ikea style Meatballs?

Meatballs

Pink

Aww thanks - sorry I was being lazy!

rach

jamie oliver's first book has a gorgeous one

alba37

If I am short of time I just do the swedish meatballs & bolognaise/tomato sauce. Plonk in on top of the spagetti & sprinkle pamasan on top. Dead easy!

competitionscafe

rach wrote: »

jamie oliver's first book has a gorgeous one

I will second that - tried to find the recipe online but couldn't but if you can borrow the book it's well worth it.

edit - found it! I think it's the same one:
http://www.timkemp.com/recipes/entree/jamiemeatball.htm

Fivenations

TNT family recipe

Mamma's Meat balls

INGREDIENTS
Meat balls

• 450g (1lb) minced beef or a mixture of minced pork and turkey or chicken
• 2 slices bread with crusts removed
• handful of parmesan cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• flour
• 8-10 tablespoons milk
• salt and pepper
• 1 jar sieved tomatoes

METHOD
Soak the bread in the milk and then mash with a fork to make a thick paste. Don’t make it too runny. Place the meat, garlic, parsley or oregano, salt and pepper, grated cheese, egg and bread mush into a large bowl and mix everything thoroughly but gently.

Place some flour on a plate then wet your hands and start forming round balls as big or as small as you like. Do not squeeze the mixture or they will harden. Roll the meatballs in the flour.

Heat enough oil to cover a large frying pan and cook the meatballs over a medium heat, browning them all over, being careful not to break them as you turn them. You can also bake them in a hot oven or place them under a hot grill to cut down on fat.

As they cook, transfer them to a large pan in which you have started to heat the sieved tomatoes and cook for about 30 minutes, taking care not to break up the meatballs. You may have to add a little water as the meatballs suck up the sauce.

These freeze well - either uncooked or after you have fried/baked them.

lil_me

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the second Grocery Challenge of 2008.

If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your January budget, then keep on posting in the January Grocery Challege here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=652959

As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time.

If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.

Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!


Originally Posted by Galtizz

I have said this before, but for all the newbies to the challenge;

For the first month I took a guess at the budget but I really had no idea how much I was spending.

I found the best thing is to have a guess the first month but SAVE ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS (and yes, that does include the ones from the local shop when you run out of milk ), then at the end of the month add them all up and have a look if you were on budget, if not, it doesn't matter because your budget was a guess. For the next month you can use the total of your receipts and take a bit off to get a realistic budget, just shave off as much as you think you can, it could be £1 a week or £20 a week.

If you are currently spending £200 a month don't suddenly drop it to £100 - you'll never do it but if you cut £20 a month off for a few months you'll get there eventually without feeling you're missing out on anything.

You might think you've done everything you can in the first month but someone always comes up with a new idea and, if you try it you often find you save a bit more (unless you are SarahSaver who is an expert at this and could only save more if she turned her back garden into a paddy field and lived on rice ) In the first month I thought, I'm planning meals, I couldn't possibly save any more, but then I started double cooking and freezing, and making soup instead of buying it in tins.

I've been doing this since Feb but only saved ALL of my receipts last month, it has given me a much better idea of where it is all going. Budget for next month is £80 for 2 of us, I'll start on 30/4. I could probably save more, by eating different foods but I can afford to live on £80, I have saved a lot of money since Feb. and I don't waste food or money any more. So I'm happy with my budget.

Good Luck Everyone

I will also include the targets everyone sets in a post and then we can all see how we have done

Our targets and totals http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=8266853&postcount=164