Recipes
Turkey meatballs with red pepper sauce
Pasta and courgetti come to life in this flavour-packed sauce
Pasta and courgetti come to life in this flavour-packed sauce
(20 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour
Serves: 4
Price: £1.15 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 448g serving contains
Energy
1819kj
435kcal
1819kj
435kcal
22%
Fat
12.1g
12.1g
Med
17%
17%
Saturates
4g
4g
Med
20%
20%
Sugars
10.9g
10.9g
Med
12%
12%
Salt
0.58g
0.58g
Med
10%
10%
3
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
406kj/97kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
406kj/97kcal
Ingredients
500g lean turkey mince
½tsp dried thyme
50g breadcrumbs
40g Parmesan, grated
1 egg, beaten
2tsp rapeseed oil
1 onion, chopped
2 red peppers, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
400g can chopped tomatoes
100g spaghetti
2 courgettes
You will need a spiraliser
Method
1
Put the mince in a large bowl and mix in the thyme, breadcrumbs and 25g of the Parmesan. Season with freshly ground black pepper and pour in the beaten egg. Mix until thoroughly combined and divide into 16 balls.
2
Heat 1tsp of the oil in a nonstick frying pan and cook the meatballs for 5-8 minutes, until browned all over. Remove and set aside.
3
Heat the rest of the oil in the same pan and cook the onion for 4-5 minutes, until softened. Add the peppers and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes.
4
Add the tomatoes and 300ml of water and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, take off the heat and blitz with a handheld blender until smooth.
5
Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until cooked.
6
Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the spaghetti for 8-10 minutes until almost tender.
7
Spiralise the courgettes, add to the pasta, stir, cook for 2 minutes and drain.
8
Top the spaghetti with meatballs and sauce and the rest of the Parmesan.