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Herby chickpea balls with tomato sauce
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Herby chickpea balls with tomato sauce

10 ingredients 15 min + 20 min Serves 3 openrecipes
Herby chickpea balls with tomato sauce

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

574
Calories
28g
Protein
29g
Fat
51g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1

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

  • 2 slices white bread , crusts off and torn into pieces
  • 75g Parmesan , 50g roughly chopped and 25g grated
  • 400g can chickpeas , drained
  • 3 garlic cloves , 2 roughly chopped and 1 crushed
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • small handful basil leaves , chopped
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 1 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for greasing
  • 560ml jar passata with onions and garlic
  • 200g spaghetti , linguine or tagliatelle

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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