Athlete Meatballs

5 Reviews
60% would make this recipe again

Meatballs in a tomato sauce.

This recipe is incompatible with your food profile

Soaking : 30 min Preparation : 25 min Cooking : 20 min
610 calories/serving

Ingredients

1 tbsp canola oil 15 mL
1 1/2 slice bread, whole wheat, stale or day-old 55 g
2 cups My Mother's Tomato Sauce 500 mL
40 g mortadella sausage, or ham, finely chopped
1 tbsp marjoram, fresh, finely chopped 7 g
1 eggs size large
400 g ground beef, extra-lean
1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g
ground pepper to taste [optional]
3 tbsp bread crumbs 24 g
280 g fettuccine
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 10 mL

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 205°C/400°F and lightly grease a baking dish with the canola oil.
  2. Put the bread slices in a small bowl then cover them with water (you may need to put a weight on top to submerge the slices). Let soak 20-30 min.
  3. Meanwhile, warm up the tomato sauce in a large pan over low heat.
  4. Drain the bread well in a sieve, then squeeze it to remove most of the liquid. Finely chop the bread then add it to a bowl. Finely chop the mortadella (or ham) and marjoram, then add them to the bowl. Add the egg and ground beef, followed by salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Using your hands, blend the mixture together until it is just combined well (do not overmix). Form the mixture into small balls (about the size of golf balls), then flatten them slightly and coat them with the bread crumbs. Plan on about 3-4 meatballs per serving.
  6. Transfer the meatballs to the previously oiled dish, then cook in the middle of the oven 12-15 min until they are golden-brown, turning them once.
  7. Transfer the meatballs to the pan with the tomato sauce then continue to cook 15-20 min over medium-low heat, turning them once.
  8. Meanwhile, Cook the pasta.
  9. Put the drained fettuccine immediately back in the pasta cooking pot with the extra virgin olive oil. Mix well then serve with the meatballs and sauce.

Nutrition Facts Table

per 1 serving (300 g)

Amount

% Daily Value

Calories

610

Fat

23 g

36 %

Saturated 7.1 g
+ Trans 0.4 g

38 %

Cholesterol

180 mg

Sodium

540 mg

23 %

Carbohydrate

64 g

21 %

Fibre

5 g

20 %

Sugars

7 g

Net Carbs

59 g

Protein

35 g

Vitamin A

33 %

Vitamin C

19 %

Calcium

11 %

Iron

57 %
More info

Claims

This recipe is :
Free  :
Added Sugar
Excellent source of  :
Folacin, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K, Zinc
Good source of  :
Copper, Fibre, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Vitamin E
Source of  :
Calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin D
More info

DIABETES Exchange

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :
Food Group Exchanges
Starches 1 ½
Vegetables 1
Meat and Alternatives 3
Fats 3 ½
More info
Check out our Meal Plans for Type 2 Diabetes

Leave a review

You have to be logged in to leave a review
Your rating :
Would I make this recipe again?
Show Tips

Reviews are a valuable resource: they indicate whether members and their families are happy or not with a recipe. To be useful to other members, reviews should focus on the actual cooking and eating experience related to the recipe being reviewed.

Reviews written by someone who has not actually made or tasted the recipe, comments about other reviewers, other recipes or links to other sites, may be edited or deleted by our staff. Negative reviews are not deleted if the language is appropriate. If you come across an inappropriate review, please contact us.

Reviews

5 Reviews (3 with rating only) 60% would make this recipe again
Sort By: Most Recent | Rating | Most Helpful

My Notes

Show Tips

This space is reserved for your personal notes on the recipe. These notes are private and will only be visible to you. Here's an example of what these notes could say for a given recipe:

  • I replaced oregano by rosemary and it turned out great
  • use my large pan with the copper bottom
  • leave under the grill 3 minutes instead of 1 to get a golden crust
Recipe tailored to the needs of sports enthusiasts and active families

Top Reviews

View All Reviews
CharlieTrotter
april 23, 2018 | I would make this recipe again

I used a store-bought tomato sauce to cut down the preparation time. Very easy to make and tasty.

Useful 0
Motherofdragons
april 22, 2018

A lot work for a barely alright meal.

Useful 0

This website uses cookies to give the best user experience, monitor the site performance, offer social networks features, or display advertisements. By clicking "ACCEPT", you consent to the use of cookies in accordance to our privacy policy.