Mighty Meatballs

Name: Mighty Meatballs
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 500 g beef mince; 2 carrots (Grated); 1 courgette (Grated); 150 g button mushrooms (Finely chopped); 1 white onion (Diced); 120 g breadcrumbs; 2 tsp dried mixed Italian herbs; 1 egg (Beaten); 50 g parmesan cheese (Grated); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 white onion (Diced); 2 garlic cloves (Finely chopped); 1 stalk celery (Diced); 2 carrots (Grated); 1 red pepper (Chopped); ½ aubergine (Chopped); 800 g chopped tomatoes (Tinned); ½ cauliflower (Grated); 2 tbsp dried mixed Italian herbs; 2 tbsp worcester sauce; beef stock Cube; 2 mozzarella Balls (Drained and torn into chunks)

Our meatballs are truly mighty! Jam packed with vegetable goodness to fuel your little big kids. Serve with a glass of Arla Big Milk so you know they are getting all their sneaky vitamin goodness too!

https://www.arlafoods.co.uk/recipes/mighty-meatballs/

Instructions

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Mix all meatball ingredients bar the olive oil in a bowl and season well.

Step 2

Pinch away a bit of the meat mixture and roll in your hands to form a ball (roughly the size of a golf ball). Keep repeating and set all meatballs aside on a lined baking tray. Pop in the fridge whilst you make the sauce.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a large, deep pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for a few mins. Add the garlic and fry for a further minute.

Step 4

Add the celery, carrots, red peppers and aubergine and fry for a few mins. Add the tinned tomatoes, cauliflower, Italian herbs, Worcester sauce and beef stock and bring to the boil.

Step 5

Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 mins. Remove from the heat and blitz with a hand blitzer until smooth.

Step 6

Add 1 tbsp of oil to a large, oven-proof pan on a medium-high heat and brown the meatballs in batches. Once all are browned add back to the same pan.

Step 7

Pour in the hidden veg sauce, and nestle the mozzarella in-amongst. Bake in the oven for 30 mins and enjoy a mighty veg-packed dinner!

Enjoy!

Ingredients

For the meatballs

Beef mince	500 g
Carrots (Grated)	2
Courgette (Grated)	1
Button mushrooms (Finely chopped)	150 g
White onion (Diced)	1
Breadcrumbs	120 g
Dried mixed Italian herbs	2 tsp
Egg (Beaten)	1
Parmesan cheese (Grated)	50 g
Olive oil	1 tbsp

For the sauce

Olive oil	1 tbsp
White onion (Diced)	1
Garlic cloves (Finely chopped)	2
Celery (Diced)	1 stalk
Carrots (Grated)	2
Red pepper (Chopped)	1
Aubergine (Chopped)	½
Chopped tomatoes (Tinned)	800 g
Cauliflower (Grated)	½
Dried mixed Italian herbs	2 tbsp
Worcester sauce	2 tbsp
Beef stock Cube
Mozzarella Balls (Drained and torn into chunks)	2