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Meatballs with vine tomato sauce
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Meatballs with vine tomato sauce

13 ingredients Serve 4 children and 2 adults openrecipes
Meatballs with vine tomato sauce

Get the kids to help you make these simple meatballs, or make them up in advance - great for Hallowe'en

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1095
Calories
45g
Protein
31g
Fat
160g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
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

  • 500g lean minced beef
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 1 eating apple , peeled and finely chopped (or grated)
  • 1 red pepper , cored, seeded and finely chopped
  • leaves from 2 sprigs oregano or 1 tsp dried
  • plain flour for coating
  • olive oil , for frying
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 x 225g packs cherry tomatoes on the vine, halved
  • dash of Worcestershire sauce
  • dash of soy sauce
  • handful of fresh basil leaves

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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