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All-in-one spaghetti and meatballs

Cooking this family favourite in a slow cooker allows the flavours to come together in a deliciously rich sauce

Cooking this family favourite in a slow cooker allows the flavours to come together in a deliciously rich sauce

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Cooking Time

Cook: 4 Hours 15 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.35 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 472g serving contains

Energy
3063kj
732kcal
37%
Fat
23.6g
High
34%
Saturates
7.1g
Med
36%
Sugars
17.0g
High
19%
Salt
1.32g
Med
22%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
649kj/155kcal

Ingredients

2tbsp rapeseed oil

340g pack Extra Special 12 Italian Style Meatballs

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

8 Asda Sun-Dried Tomatoes (from a jar), roughly chopped

1tsp dried mixed herbs

2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes

1tbsp balsamic vinegar

500g pack Asda Italian Fresh Egg Spaghetti

Shaved Parmesan and basil leaves, to garnish

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large, nonstick frying pan on a medium setting. Fry the meatballs for 5 mins until starting to colour. Remove from the pan and set aside.
2
Add the onion to the pan and fry for 4 mins until soft but not coloured. Stir in the garlic and fry for 1 min.
3
Add the sun-dried tomatoes, mixed herbs, chopped tomatoes and balsamic vinegar to the pan. Bring to the boil then transfer to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hrs.
4
Turn the slow cooker up to high then add the spaghetti, carefully submerging it completely in the tomato sauce. Cover and cook for 5 mins or until the pasta is cooked through.
5
Divide between 4 bowls and top with the shaved Parmesan, basil leaves and a good grind of black pepper to serve.