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Meatballs in tomato sauce

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Ingredients

  • 300 g beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1 onion, grated
  • 400 g passata, no added salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g spaghetti

Contains: Egg, Wheat

Method

  1. Mix the mince, egg, breadcrumbs and onion; roll into small balls and flatten your child's into discs.
  2. Brown in the oil, add the passata, and simmer 20 minutes until cooked through.
  3. Serve with spaghetti chopped short for your child; salt the adults' portions.
Safety: A round meatball is a choking shape: your child's are flattened and halved. Cooked right through, with no pink. Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults.
Storage: Fridge 2 days, freezer 2 months.
Tip: Roll the adults' round and press the child's flat — same mixture, two shapes.

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