Meatballs with Marinara Diet Sauce ... Prepare the most delicious and easiest meatball recipes from my lady's kitchen. Here's a simple way to present light diet recipes, enjoy their light taste with the delicious marinara sauce
cooking time
60 minutes
enough to
3 persons
Ingredients
Marinara Sauce Ingredients:
Tomato: 2 cups (chopped)
Onion: 1 piece (medium size / finely chopped)
Garlic: 2 cloves (mashed)
Olive oil: 3 tablespoons
Tomato paste: one tablespoon
Oregano: a quarter of a teaspoon
Basil: a quarter of a teaspoon
Sugar: a quarter of a teaspoon
Paprika: a quarter of a teaspoon
Salt: a quarter of a teaspoon
Black pepper: a quarter of a teaspoon
Minced meat: 500 grams (fine)
Onion: 1 piece (medium size / finely chopped)
Salt: a pinch
Black pepper: a pinch
Nutmeg: a quarter of a teaspoon
Parsley: 3 tablespoons (chopped)
Parmesan cheese: a quarter cup (light / to decorate)
How to prepare
In a deep bowl, put the minced meat and add onions, parsley, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, then stir the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mixture.
Form medium and equal size balls from the meat mixture.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, then add the prepared meatballs and stir-fry for about 8-10 minutes, until tender.
To prepare the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add the onions and garlic, and sauté for a few minutes, until softened.
Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, sugar, paprika, salt, and black pepper, stir the ingredients well, then leave the sauce on a low heat for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time, until it thickens.
Add the fried meatballs over the sauce and stir well, and leave the mixture for 5 minutes on the fire.
Pour the meatballs with marinara sauce into the serving dish, garnish with Parmesan cheese, and serve hot.