Meatballs with basil and roasted pepper sauce

Meatballs with basil and roasted pepper sauce

  Ready in : 45 mins

Meatballs with basil and roasted pepper sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.17 per serving. One portion of this dish contains around 24g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 504 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, tomato, bay leaf, and a few other things to make it today. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 67%, which is pretty good. Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Basil Sauce, Slow-Cooker Meatballs with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, and Slow-Cooker Meatballs with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

ground meat

ground meat

500 g

basil

basil

3 tablespoons

garlic cloves

garlic cloves

2

tomato puree

tomato puree

2 tablespoons

peppers

peppers

3 large

onion

onion

1

celery stick

celery stick

1

bay leaf

bay leaf

1

tomato

tomato

1 large

white wine

white wine

2 tablespoons

olive oil

olive oil

4 tablespoons

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

4 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Place the pepper halves on a baking tray under the grill for about 20 minutes (alternatively bake in the oven slightly longer at gas mark

    pepper

    pepper

    baking pan
    baking pan
    oven
    oven
    grill
    grill
  2. 2
    turning halfway. Take out of the oven, let cool a little and remove as much of the skin as possible. Chop the peppers roughly and set aside.To make the meatballs, combine the meat, chopped basil, 1 chopped garlic clove, 1 tablespoon tomato puree, season and stir well. Form little balls, heat up 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the meatballs on a medium heat for about 6-7 minutes turning often. Set aside.To make the sauce, in a saucepan heat up 2 tablespoons of oil, add the bay leaf, chopped onion, 1 chopped garlic clove, chopped celery and chopped tomato, stir and let simmer for 2 minutes.

    whole garlic cloves

    whole garlic cloves

    tomato puree

    tomato puree

    meatballs

    meatballs

    bay leaves

    bay leaves

    peppers

    peppers

    celery

    celery

    tomato

    tomato

    basil

    basil

    onion

    onion

    meat

    meat

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
    oven
    oven
  3. 3
    Add the wine and cook for another 2 minutes.

    wine

    wine

  4. 4
    Add 1 tablespoon of tomato puree, season, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

    tomato puree

    tomato puree

  5. 5
    Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaf, add the peppers and puree.

    bay leaves

    bay leaves

    peppers

    peppers

  6. 6
    Add the meatballs, heat up briefly if required and enjoy!

    meatballs

    meatballs