Maeve Madden's healthy meatball recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Maeve Madden’ s healthy meatball recipe By You Magazine - May 18, 2018 Meatballs! Just like-a mama use to make… well, not quite. With a few sneaky substitutes you can change this Italian classic into a healthy favourite that will help keep you looking like Sophia Loren, not Tony Soprano. Claire Pepper and Tamin Jones SERVES 4 FOR THE MEATBALLS 350g lean high-quality beef mince 1 garlic clove, crushed a pinch of dried chilli flakes 1 dessertspoon tomato puree a dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 egg, beaten 60g mozzarella 30g Parmesan, grated, plus extra to serve (optional) FOR THE TOMATO SAUCE 60g unsmoked back bacon, fat removed 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 dessertspoon cornflour 250ml vegetable stock 2 tomatoes, chopped 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 tablespoon chopped basil leaves, plus extra to serve (optional) salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 300g cauliflower rice or 200g cooked spelt pasta, to serve 1. Thoroughly mix all the meatball ingredients together in a bowl, apart from the mozzarella and Parmesan. Using clean, wet hands, roll the meatballs, incorporating a piece of mozzarella in the centre of each and place them in an ovenproof dish. Cover with clingfilm and set aside in the fridge until the sauce is ready. 2. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. 3. To make the sauce, fry the bacon in a saucepan over a medium heat until golden brown. Add the onion and the garlic and cook for 1–2 minutes without browning. Remove from the heat and stir in the cornflour. Add the stock, then the fresh and canned tomatoes and return to the hob. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time, and cook until the sauce thickens. Finally, stir in the basil and remove the pan from the heat. 4. Take the meatballs out of the fridge and remove the clingfilm, then pour over the sauce and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for a further 10 minutes. 5. Serve with cauliflower rice or spelt pasta and a few basil leaves and sprinkle of grated Parmesan, if you wish. Recipe extracted from Beat Your Bloat by Maeve Madden is published by Kyle Books, £14.99 (www.octopusbooks.co.uk) RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved