Homemade Meatball Recipe

I am going to share one of my favourite meals. Homemade meatballs. This is a good example of a dish that many people may view as unhealthy/ high calorie and therefore avoid. And if you ordered it in a restaurant it probably would be both of those things. But with a few simple tweaks and by making it from scratch yourself you can make a healthy and still seriously tasty dish. Try this homemade meatball recipe.

Homemade Meatballs Recipe

(425 calories per person)

250 grams lean steak mince, beef (use turkey breast mince to reduce calories by 75 per person)
1 egg
½ tbsp. olive oil
400 grams (14 oz) tinned tomatoes
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
One pepper, finely chopped
1 tsp mustard (optional)
1 tsp tomato puree/paste
50 grams (3 ½ oz) brown spaghetti (use cauliflower rice to save another 75 calories per person).
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

The key here is too add plenty of vegetables to the sauce to bulk it out. Add carrot, courgette, whatever you want along with the ingredients above. This way you will be able to cut down on the amount of pasta (carbs) you eat without changing your portion size.

1/ Put the mince in a bowl with the egg, mustard, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and then work into small meatballs. Allow to cook in a pan whilst you do step 2.
2/ Put the garlic, onions, peppers and any other veg in another pan and cook for around 5 minutes. Then add the tomato puree and cook for a further 2 minutes.
3/ Add the tinned tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes.
4/ Mix meatballs into the sauce and serve with brown spaghetti/ pasta.
Conclusion – Homemade Meatball Recipe
This recipe proves you can have still have your favourite dishes when you are trying to lose weight. You may have to make a couple of tweaks but you can still have them. Trying to live on purely plain meat/fish and salad is a recipe for boring eating and falling off the wagon.

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