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Shortcut sausage meatballs
Photo: Jonathan Farber

Shortcut sausage meatballs

9 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Instead of making up a meatball mixture with minced meat or meats, parmesan, garlic and egg, I simply squeeze the stuffing out of about half a kilo of Italian sausages and roll it into cherry tomato-sized balls.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

504
Calories
15g
Protein
41g
Fat
21g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sausage 100g cooked 301
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 450g/1lb Italian sausages
  • 2 tbsp garlic oil
  • 4 fat or 6 spindly spring onions
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 4 tbsp white winevermouth
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • fresh parsley

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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