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Rich Spaghetti with meatballs – Quick and Easy

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Ingredients

  • 500gm Mince (1lb)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 C flour
  • 1-2 Diced Onion
  • 500gm Pasta (1 bag)
  • 800gm Can Tomatoes (1 large can)
  • 4T Sugar
  • 2T Sweet Basil
  • 1T Oregano
  • 1T red wine vinegar  (Optional but amazing!)
  • 2t Cornflour
  • Grated Cheese of your favourite type

Instructions

  1. Mix Mince, 2 eggs, Onion
  2. Add in enough flour to make it dough like
  3. Make 1cm(1/2″) sized meatballs on a tray
  4. Put meatballs in the oven at 200C (200F) for 20mins whilst you do the rest
  5. Put pasta on to boil as per instructions on packet
  6. Empty tin of diced tomatoes into another pot
  7. Mix in, Sugar, Oregano,Sweet Basil, red wine vinegar
  8. Simmer sauce for 5 mins.
  9. Mix cornflour with enough water so it does not lump, and mix into the sauce until its as thick as desired .
I serve this up with paste on the plate, sauce over the pasta (usually in the middle), sprinkle the cheese over the top, then place meatballs in the center. If you are vegetarian just drop the meatballs or make vegetarian meatballs (vegeballs!).
It might sound complex, but because most of the food cooks at the same time its a very quick meal to make in a hurry.
This meal will feed 5-6 people easily.

 

 

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Jonos Lunch (quick easy pasta)

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Summary: This recipe originates as something derived from my boss ‘jono’ who used to bring in pasta for lunch most days. This is a quick easy recipe the kids love to eat both hot and cold. It goes along side most other dishes, and is easily customizable.

Ingredients

  • 1 Packet of Pasta (500gm packet)
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes (440gm)
  • 1 Tablespoon of sugar (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1/2 cup Grated cheese/Parmesan

Instructions

  1. Cook the packet of pasta boiling it.
  2. When cooked, mix in the can of chopped tomatoes, sugar, and cumin.
  3. Sprinkle cheese over the top.
  4. Microwave for 3-5 minutes until heated through, and cheese is melted.
This meal is primarily pasta with a vague tomato/cheese/herb taste.
Also tastes great with Chilli if you like it hot, and/or Meatballs or chunks of meat,
The sugar isn’t needed if you use pre-flavoured tomatoes of any kind.

Cooking time (duration): 2

Diet type: Vegetarian

Diet (other): Reduced fat

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: lunch

My rating: 4.0 stars
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