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Chicken Meatball bolognese-ish

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time5 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time35 mins

A great dish using an alternative to beef

 12 Chicken meatballs- 400g
 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
 1 tin of sliced carrots
 2 Onions chopped
 2 Garlic cloves chopped
 2 handfuls of frozen peas
 1 handful of shredded spinach
 1 handful of oats or lentils
 1 tsp Italian or mixed herbs
 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
 1 tbsp Oil
 200 ml Beef stock
 1 tsp Sugar
 300 g Spaghetti
 1 pot of boiling salted water
 1 pinch S&P
1

Place the meatballs on a tray,drizzle 1/2 the oil over and bake for 20mns at 200°

2

Fry the onions in the remaining oil for 5 mns till soft,add the garlic and stir through

3

Add the tomatoes and stir

4

Add the carrots, stock,sugar,oats/ or lentils,simmer for 20mns

5

Add the Worcestershire sauce,sugar,peas and spinach and continue cooking for another 10mns

6

Add the cooked meatballs to the pan and stir through,simmer till the spaghetti is cooked

7

Meanwhile boil the spaghetti for 8-10 mns

8

Drain the spaghetti-add a little of the pasta water to the bolognese sauce-stir some pepper through and serve

9

Pour the bolognese on top, season if needed and serve with crusty bread

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4