Spaghetti And Meatballs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 kg lean ground beef
• 1 onion (grated)
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 zucchini (medium grated and sqeeze moisture out of)
• 1 carrot (medium grated)
• 1 egg (lightly beaten)
• 2 cups pasta sauce (tomato)
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 400 g spaghetti
• parmesan cheese (to serve)

Recipe

• 1 placer beef, onion, oregano, grated zucchini, carrot and egg in a large bowl and using hands, mix well and form into small sized balls.
• 2 heat a large non stick frypan and cook meatballs in batrches, over medium heat, until browned and cooked through.
• 3 add tomato sauce a bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover with alid or foil and simmer for 20 minutes and then add broccoli florets for last 2 minutes of cooking.
• 4 meanwhile cook spaghetti until tender and drain and toss together with meatballs and serve with parmesan cheese.
• 5 left overs - meatball salad (serves 2 preperation time 10 minutes) - make the salad by combining lettuce leaves, halved cherry tomatoes, blanched broccoli florets, diced lebanese cucumber and crumbled feta cheese and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon vinigar. place leftover meatballs on top of salad and serve. alternatively - serve meatballs with batons of cut/raw vegetables such as capsicum, cherry tomatoes, carrot and celery.