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Puttanesca meatballs
Photo: Lily Banse

Puttanesca meatballs

14 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Puttanesca meatballs

Using a mix of beef and pork mince in this pasta recipe gives a juicier meatball

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

898
Calories
67g
Protein
51g
Fat
37g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Seed not in our table 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

  • 250g beef mince
  • 250g pork mince
  • 1 onion , grated
  • 25g Parmesan , finely grated
  • 3 garlic cloves , 1 crushed, 2 finely sliced
  • olive oil
  • a large pinch chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds , crushed slightly
  • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
  • a glass red wine (optional)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 10 black olives , halved
  • 1 tbsp small capers
  • 400g rigatoni , cooked to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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