HelloHero: Slow-Cooked Pork Meatballs

Name: HelloHero: Slow-Cooked Pork Meatballs with Spaghetti & Parmesan
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 packet pork mince; 1 sachet Italian herbs; 1 sachet vegetable stock powder; 1 packet Fine Breadcrumbs; 1 egg; 1 tomato; ½ packet diced tomatoes with garlic & onion; 1 sachet Garlic & Herb Seasoning; ¼ tsp salt; ⅓ cup water; 20 tbs butter; ½ g brown sugar; 1 packet spaghetti; 1 packet baby spinach leaves; 1 packet Parmesan cheese

with Spaghetti & Parmesan

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Change what you know about pork meatballs by adding spinach to your mixture for an easy flavour boost. Served with a slow-cooked tomato sauce on top of al dente pasta (and we haven’t forgotten the cheese!), this is an Italian-inspired bowl everyone will love!

Tags:

Kid Friendly

Allergens:

Gluten

•Wheat

•Eggs

•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.com.au/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed.

Preparation Time1 hour 25 minutes

Cooking Time10 minutes

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

pork mince

1 sachet

Italian herbs

1 sachet

vegetable stock powder

1 packet

Fine Breadcrumbs

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy.)

tomato

½ packet

diced tomatoes with garlic & onion

1 sachet

Garlic & Herb Seasoning

½ g

brown sugar

(May be present: Milk, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Walnut.)

1 packet

spaghetti

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy.)

1 packet

baby spinach leaves

1 packet

Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

egg

(Contains: Eggs;)

¼ tsp

salt

⅓ cup

water

20 tbs

butter

(Contains: Milk;)

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)3576 kJ

Calories854 kcal

Fat34.2 g

of which saturates16 g

Carbohydrate87.5 g

of which sugars12.6 g

Dietary Fibre7.7 g

Protein47.3 g

Sodium1769 mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Baking Dish

•Large Pan

Cooking Steps

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• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. • In a medium bowl, combine pork mince, Italian herbs, vegetable stock powder, fine breadcrumbs and the egg. • Using damp hands, roll heaped spoonfuls of the mixture into small meatballs (4-5 per person). Transfer to a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil, gently turning to coat. • Bake meatballs until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes. • Meanwhile, roughly chop tomato.

Little cooks: Join the fun by helping combine the ingredients and shaping the mixture into meatballs! Make sure to wash your hands well afterwards.

• Remove baking dish from oven, then add tomato, diced tomatoes (1/2 packet 2P, 1 packet 4P) , garlic & herb seasoning, the salt, water, butter and brown sugar. Turn meatballs to coat. Cover baking dish tightly with foil. • Reduce oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Return meatballs to the oven and bake until tomatoes are softened, a further 50-55 minutes. • Remove from oven. Uncover, then gently stir meatballs and sauce. Return to the oven. Bake, uncovered, until sauce is slightly thickened, a further 10-15 minutes.

• While the meatballs are baking uncovered, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water until 'al dente', 9 minutes. • When pasta is ready, reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup for 2 people / 1/2 cup for 4 people), then drain pasta and return to saucepan. • When the meatballs are ready, transfer to a plate. Gently stir baby spinach leaves and spaghetti through the sauce in the baking dish. Season to taste.