Meatballs in Rich Mushroom Sauce |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Easy, family pleaser. With mashed potatoes is filling and tasty. The meatballs can be frozen for up to 2 months, but the sauce is not suitable to freeze. This recipe is not suitable to microwave. From Australian Women's Weekly Best Ever Slimmers Recipes. Ingredients:
300 g minced meat (or chicken) |
120 g onions, finely chopped |
1 garlic clove |
1 tablespoon tomato sauce (ketchup) |
1 tablespoon dark soya sauce |
1/2 cup breadcrumbs |
2 teaspoons oil |
40 g bacon, finely chopped |
250 g mushrooms, thinly sliced |
2 teaspoons cornflour |
2/3 cup water |
1 beef stock cube, crumbled |
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves |
Directions:
1. Combine, onion, garlic, sauces, mince and breadcrumbs in bowl. Mix through. Shape tabelspoonfuls of mixture into balls, refrigerate in a single layer 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in frying pan, add meatballs, cook gently until well browned all over and cooked through. Remove meatballs from pan and keep warm.
3. RICH MUSHROOM SAUCE. Add bacon and mushroom to pan where the meatballs were cooked. Stir constantly over heat until mushrooms are cooked. Blend cornflour and water together. Add cornflour and water mix, stock cube and basil to mushrooms. Stir constantly over heat until sauce boils and thickens.
4. Add meatballs to sauce, simmer, uncovered until heated through.
5. Serves 4.
6. Approx 230 cal (965 kilojoules) per serve.
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