Family Favourite Tomato Meatballs
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recipe by Chloe Harris www.chloefoodie.com
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- Total Time
- 1hr 15mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 998
These meatballs are a favourite amongst the whole family. Serve them over spaghetti or mashed potatoes for the perfect comforting meal. They also are a great thing to have in your freezer for a quick meal during the week
recipe updated 1 Mar. 2022
Ingredients
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- Onion
- 1
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- Garlic clove
- 3
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- Mozzarella cheese
- 250 g
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- Parmesan cheese
- as needed
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- Ground pork
- 400 g
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- Ground beef
- 400 g
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- Egg
- 1
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- Fresh breadcrumbs
- 140 g
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- Salt
- 2 ½ teaspoons
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- Black pepper
- as needed
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- Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon
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- Red wine
- 150 ml
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- Canned tomatoes
- 800 g
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- Fresh basil leaves
- 10 g
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- Spaghetti
- as needed
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
Tools
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Stove
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Instant Pot Pro Plus
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Large mixing bowl
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Cutting board
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Inner pot - pro plus
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Large saucepan
Step preview
- Add the minced meat to a large bowl with the egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper
- Mix gently to combine
- Using your hands form 10-12 meatballs and add them to a cutting board
- Add the olive oil to the inner pot
- Pre-heat inner pot on Sauté
- When the Instant Pot Pro Plus has finished preheating, add roughly 5 meatballs to the pot and brown for 1.5- 2 mins each side
- Remove browned meatballs from the inner pot and place them on the cutting board
- Brown the remaining meatballs for 1.5-2 mins each side
- Once all the meatballs are browned remove them from the inner pot and leave on the cutting board
- Add the onion to the inner pot and Sauté here while mixing for 3 mins
- Carefully add the wine to deglaze the pot
- Add in the canned tomatoes, garlic, basil and salt, and mix to combine
- Add the meatballs back to the inner pot and add the mozzarella slices in between the meatballs as best as you can
- Secure the lid onto the Instant Pot Pro Plus
- Pressure cook 12 mins on Max, then Quick Release the pressure
- Carefully remove the lid and simmer the sauce while you cook your spaghetti
- Cook your spaghetti according to packaging
- Serve 2-3 meatballs over cooked spaghetti with a generous ladle of sauce, some parmesan shavings and season with salt and pepper