Spaghetti & Meatballs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spaghetti & SC Meatballs

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

• 500g beef mince
• 500g sausage mince
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1 zucchini, grated
• 2 celery stalks, very finely diced
• 200g stuffing mix
• 2 eggs
• 2 portions of C4K Kitchen’s Mumma’s Magic Sauce (1 portion is approximately 700-800ml)
• 500g dry packet spaghetti

 

Stove Top Method:

• In a large mixing bowl add in all ingredients except the MMS and the spaghetti, using your hands to squeeze all the ingredients through your fingertips until all the ingredients are well combined
• Shape the meatballs using damp hands roughly to your desired sauce meatballs and place in a large saucepan
• Cover the meatballs with the 2 portions of Mumma’s Magic Sauce and gently stir to ensure all the meatballs are well coated in the sauce
• Bring the saucepan to a steady simmer, cover and cook for 60 minutes
• Serve with spaghetti cooked in accordance with the instructions on the packet.

 

Slow Cooker Method:

• In a large mixing bowl add in all ingredients except the MMS and the spaghetti, using your hands to squeeze all the ingredients through your fingertips until all the ingredients are well combined
• Shape the meatballs using damp hands roughly to the size of golf balls and place them in the slow cooker bowl, when cooking meatballs in the slow cooker you need to make them slightly larger than normal as they slow cook they will lose the outside layer will fall into and thicken the sauce to make a meaty tomato sauce
• Cover the meatballs with the 2 portions of Mumma’s Magic Sauce (MMS) and gently stir
• Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours
• Serve with spaghetti cooked in accordance with the instructions on the packet.

 

Recipe Notes:

• The Meatballs and sauce component of this recipe is freezer friendly
• Left overs can be stored in the fridge covered for 3 days
• This is a large yield recipes – you can freeze half of the meatballs and sauce for another day, if you do this it is recommended to halve the pasta used and cook the other half fresh as required
• The meatballs and sauce mix could also be used to make meatballs sub, meatball bake or even side with mash, veggies or salad instead of pasta
• If you do not have MMS available you can replace with equal quantities of tomato pasatta, whole peeled canned tomatoes and/or concentrated tomato soup.

 

 

Disclaimer: C4K Kitchen does not hold any responsibility for the consumer using this recipe including the storage guidelines and time frames recommended in the recipe notes.  The consumer holds all responsibilities to ensure that food hygiene and safety standards are adhered to.