Spaghetti & Meatballs

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Ingredients

• Meatball Ingredients
• 500g beef mince/ground beef
• 1 cup gluten free breadcrumbs
• 4 tbsp garlic oil
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
• Sauce Ingredients
• 2 cups tinned tomatoes/passata
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp garlic oil
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp dried chives
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 stock cube (we recommend Massel 7s)
• 100g preferred pasta

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients for the meatballs together and shape into 1tbsp full balls.
2. In a pan, brown meatballs with some olive oil until golden on all sides.
3. Remove meatballs from pan and add in all of the sauce ingredients.
4. Once sauce is simmering, add in the meatballs and cook with a lid on to avoid splatter for 25-30mins until meatballs are cooked through.
5. While the meatballs are cooking in the sauce, cook pasta as per package instructions.
6. *Makes 12-15 balls