The Best Spicy Italian Meatball

All over the world, each country makes their claim to own the infamous meatball! Growing up, I always had dishes with ground beef, pork, and even chicken, and I loved the idea that you could immerse these little bundles of joy with various sauces and spices to make completely different dishes. Tonight I decided to make a Mediterranean Spicy Italian Meatball with a spin on a recipe I knew when I was still young!

I have tried to prepare a simple dish with the richest tomato vegetable sauce! The traditional recipe had white wine, breadcrumbs and milk. I have removed those from this because I really wanted my Spicy Italian Meatball as healthy as possible. I added in Mushrooms, Courgette and extra garlic instead!

The Best Spicy Italian Meatball

Eleanor Craig

Here's the Mediterranean Spicy Italian Meatball recipe with a spin on a recipe I knew when I was still young!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Calories 317 kcal

Ingredients

 

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TO MAKE THE MEATBALLS:

• 1 pound ground beef (minced beef)
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese - grated
• ½ medium red onion - really finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic - chopped

TO MAKE THE MARINARA SAUCE:

• 2 cans tomato - chopped
• ½ medium red onion - finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic - chopped
• 1 medium green chilis (green chilli in British English) - finely diced
• ½ cup black olives - pitted green, as you want, drained
• 1 bunch basil
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

 

• While preparing, put your oven around 350°F.
• To prepare Marinara, lightly fry the onion, garlic and chilli for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add the courgette and cook for 2 additional minutes.
• Cook the mushroom in a small frying pan alone as you want to sweat out all the water/juice. Once cooked, add to the other pan with the other ingredients.
• Add the tomatoes along with the basil and finally the olives. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Then, pour the mixture into a baking dish.
• Now, let’s make the meatballs. While the tomato sauce is cooking, make the meatballs. To the mince, add parmesan and garlic. Season with a little salt and pepper and mix well.
• Shape into walnut-sized balls and fry in hot olive oil until golden.
• Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
• You can serve it with some rice or pasta. I prefer it alone with a little sprinkle of parmesan on top!

Nutrition

Calories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 24gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 427mgPotassium: 439mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 197IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 3mg

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