Beef Meatballs & Slurp-Tastic Spaghetti
with Extra Parmesan Cheese
- Gluten
- Wheat
- Milk
- Eggs
- Eggs
- Soy
- May contain traces of allergens
It’s all hands on deck, this recipe is designed to be cooked by grown-ups and kids together! These slurp-tastic spaghetti noodles are served with a rich tomato sauce and savoury beef meatballs (and we haven’t forgotten the cheese!). This dish is an Italian-inspired bowl everyone will love (even your harshest critic… the kids!).
Ingredients
1 packet
Spaghetti
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Eggs, Soy)
1 packet
Baby Spinach Leaves
1
Carrot
1 packet
Beef Mince
1 packet
Fine Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Soy)
1 sachet
Savoury Seasoning
1 sachet
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
1 packet
diced tomatoes with garlic & onion
1 packet
chicken stock pot
2 packet
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 packet
parsley
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1
egg
(Contains: Eggs)
1 tsp
brown sugar
20 g
butter
(Contains: Milk)
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with boiling water and a generous pinch of salt. • Cook spaghetti in boiling water until ‘al dente’, 9 minutes. • Drain spaghetti, then return to saucepan. Add baby spinach leaves and a drizzle of olive oil, tossing, until wilted and combined. Cover to keep warm.
TIP: ‘Al dente’ pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre. Little cooks: Older kids, help add the pasta to the saucepan under adult supervision. Be careful, the water is boiling!
• Meanwhile, grate carrot. • In a medium bowl, combine beef mince, fine breadcrumbs, savoury seasoning, the egg and a pinch of salt and pepper. • Using damp hands, roll heaped spoonfuls of beef mixture into small meatballs (4-5 per person). Transfer to a plate.
Little cooks: Join the fun by helping combine the ingredients and shaping the mixture into meatballs! Make sure to wash your hands well afterwards.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. • Add meatballs, turning, until browned and cooked through, 8-10 minutes (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded). Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
• Wipe out pan and return to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook carrot, stirring, until tender, 2-3 minutes. • Add garlic & herb seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir in diced tomatoes with onion & garlic, the brown sugar, butter and chicken stock pot, until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. Season to taste.
Little cooks: Help pour in the diced tomatoes under adult supervision.
• Divide spaghetti between bowls and spoon over pasta sauce. • Top with beef meatballs. • Sprinkle over Parmesan cheese. • Tear over parsley to serve. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling over the cheese and parsley!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on July 2026- Flavour: Most families found the meatballs full of flavour, though several felt the tomato sauce was mild or overly tomatoey on its own. Some found the overall dish too salty or too sweet, suggesting you adjust the brown sugar and seasoning to taste.
- Ease of prep: The recipe is straightforward, though a few found the meatball-rolling step a little fiddly. Several reviewers short on time simply cooked the mince loose rather than rolling meatballs, and still enjoyed the result.
- Suggestions: Making the meatballs smaller helped the sauce coat them more evenly and reduced cooking time. A few reviewers suggested adding extra tomato-based sauce or a splash of water if the sauce thickens too much, and one noted that stirring a whisked egg through the sauce added extra richness.
- Leftovers: At least one reviewer enjoyed this dish the next day for lunch, noting there was plenty to go around.
- Portions: A few reviewers would have liked a higher meatball-to-spaghetti ratio, so consider scaling up the mince mixture if your household loves meatballs.
