Name: Tomato-baked meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400 gram bought beef meatballs; cooking oil spray; 1 large chicken stock cube; 700 gram bottle passata; 1 cup grated tasty cheese; 2 250g packets microwave long-grain white rice; 1 cup frozen peas, thawed; 2 tablespoon reduced-fat dairy spread; 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Tomato-baked meatballs

Hearty, warming and utterly delicious, these tender beef meatballs are baked in a beautiful tomato sauce and served with rice and peas to create a nutritious dinner dish in no time at all.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

400 gram bought beef meatballs

cooking oil spray

1 large chicken stock cube

700 gram bottle passata

1 cup grated tasty cheese

2 250g packets microwave long-grain white rice

1 cup frozen peas, thawed

2 tablespoon reduced-fat dairy spread

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease a 2-litre (8-cup) shallow ovenproof dish. Place on a baking tray.

2.Spray meatballs with oil. Heat a large frying pan over moderate heat. Add meatballs. Cook, turning, 2 minutes or until browned. Transfer to prepared dish.

3.Combine crumbled stock cube and 3/4 cup boiling water in a jug. Stir in passata. Pour passata mixture over meatballs in dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.

4.Meanwhile, prepare rice as packet directs. Stir in peas, spread and parsley. Season. Serve meatballs with rice.