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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal477
    low
  • fat13g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs58g
  • sugars14g
  • fibre5g
  • protein30g
  • salt0.7g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a deep, wide frying pan or casserole dish over a medium-high heat. Tip in the meatballs and cook for 5 mins, turning until browned all over. Add the onion and garlic, and fry for 8 more mins until softened.

  • step 2

    Add the ketchup, chopped tomatoes, chopped basil and 400ml water to the pan and bring to the boil. Add the spaghetti and cook for 10-12 mins, stirring occasionally. When the pasta is cooked and the sauce has reduced, season and sprinkle with the basil leaves to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2022

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Overall rating

A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.33 ratings

Frantic Flapjack

A good basic sauce which you can add to. I put in 2x tins of tuna and a tin of sweetcorn instead of the meatballs. I had a jar of pasta sauce in the cupboard so I added that in instead of one of the tins of tomatoes to use it up. Also, I cooked the pasta separately and stirred it into the…

chantellewills75538

Easily made vegetarian with the swap to vegetarian meatballs. Partner and I were quite happy with this recipe but if I were to make again I might add in a few spoonfuls of green pesto.

Tia_maria86

Processed meat and tomato ketchup? How is this listed as a healthy recipe?

coolandawesomecook

you tell em girlfriend! healthy my buttocks! (excuse my french haha!)

Caroline Pounder

A big hit with the family including a fussy teenager. Made a few minor alterations, added a beef oxo and a few sun dried tomatoes (they needed using up) to the sauce and used tomato purée instead of ketchup. Also cooked the pasta separately and added at the end however absolutely delicious, will…

andythom67SHk5RkIE

This is a really nice recipe. I find it a bit better when I add 2 beef stock cubes (Oxo or Knorr) and a healthy splash of Worcester sauce. Tastes amazing this way

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