Spaghetti and meatballs recipe

Name: Spaghetti and meatballs
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 500g pack Meat & Veg 12% Fat Beef Mince; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 150ml red wine; 1 bay leaf; 300g spaghetti; Fresh basil, to serve (optional)

One simple way to cut down on your meat consumption is to replace some of the meat in your meals with vegetables or lentils, but that can take time - so we’ve done a lot of the work for you in one quick, purse-friendly solution: ready-to-cook Meat & Veg with 30% vegetables that have been selected to complement the taste and texture of the meat.

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Serves 4
7 mins to prepare and 33 mins to cook
627 calories / serving

Freezable
Dairy-free

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Tesco Beef Mince 20% Fat 500g
500g pack Meat & Veg 12% Fat Beef Mince
£3.50
£7.00/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Brown Onions Loose
1 onion, finely chopped
£0.11
£0.95/kg
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
Aldi Price Match
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
£0.87
£0.22/each
Grower's Harvest Chopped Tomatoes 400G
Aldi Price Match
400g tin chopped tomatoes
£0.43
£1.08/kg
Hardys VR Merlot Red Wine 75cl
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150ml red wine
£7.00
£9.33/litre
Tesco Bay Leaves
1 bay leaf
£0.80
£0.08/each
Hearty Food Co. Spaghetti Pasta 500G
Aldi Price Match
300g spaghetti
£0.28
£0.56/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
Aldi Price Match
Fresh basil, to serve (optional)
£0.50
£16.67/kg

Method

Using your hands, shape the mince into 20 balls; set aside
Heat the oil in a large, lidded frying pan over a low heat and fry the onion and garlic for 5 mins. Increase the heat to medium, add the meatballs and cook for 8 mins, turning occasionally, until well browned all over.
Stir in the tomatoes and wine and add the bay leaf. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 15 mins, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for a further 5 mins; season. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti to pack instructions.
Remove the bay leaf from the sauce. Drain the spaghetti then divide between 4 bowls. Top with the sauce and meatballs and scatter with basil leaves to serve, if you like.

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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
Freeze cooked meatballs and sauce only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer