Gluten-free meatballs recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
You can still enjoy satisfying midweek meals when sticking to a gluten-free diet. These comforting pork meatballs are cooked in a rich, flavourful tomato sauce and served with gluten-free spaghetti, giving you a hearty main that's totally delicious and completely gluten-free.
See method- Serves 4
- 20 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook
- 500 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1 x 454g pack 8 frozen Free From pork sausages, defrosted
- 1 red onion, grated
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 50g (2oz) Free From Brown Bread, made into breadcrumbs
- 15g (1/2oz) grated Parmesan (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
For the veggie sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 stick celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 400g tin plum tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 tbsp apple juice
- Free From spaghetti, to serve
- Parmesan, grated, to serve
- a few basil leaves
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2085kJ 500.0kcal
- Fat
- 35g
- Saturates
- 13g
- Salt
- 1.7g
- Sugars
- 12g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 28.1gProtein 19.3gFibre 3.7g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180ºC, fan 160°C. Remove the sausage meat from the sausages and put into a bowl with the onion and garlic. Mix well to combine. Stir in the egg, the Parmesan, if using, and the breadcrumbs to bind the mixture together.
- Roll the mixture into 16 small balls and set aside while you make the sauce.
- Heat the oil in a large pan and gently fry the shallots and garlic for 2 minutes until softened. Add the celery, carrot and pepper and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Allow the vegetables to cool a little before blending into a purée with a hand held blender or in a food processor. Pour back into the pan and keep warm.
- To cook the meatballs, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry in batches for 5 minutes until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and then add to the sauce. Simmer the meatballs in the sauce for 10-15 minutes until cooked through.
- Serve with cooked Free From spaghetti, a little grated Parmesan and a few basil leaves, if you like.
- See more Gluten-free recipes
- For top tips on protecting you and your family when preparing raw meat and poultry, visit Food Safety in the Home.
