Children’s Meatballs is as the name sounds. These are ideal as snacks or as part of a main dish with pasta or rice. These contain no chillies or spicy ingredients so all children will love them. I use a slow cooker for these but they can be pan fried in 10 – 15 minutes if you don’t have a slow cooker.
Children’s Meatballs
A superbly simple recipe to keep the children happy. A useful slow cooker recipe.
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Servings: 20 Meatballs
Calories: 82kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. beef mince
- 1/2 lb. sausage meat
- 24 oz marinara sauce jar
- 3 tbsp parmesan grated
- 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup. parsley flat leaf /chop
- 2 cloves garlic pressed
- salt to taste
- black pepper ground
Instructions
- In a glass bowl combine the breadcrumbs, parsley, parmesan and garlic. Mix thoroughly.3 tbsp parmesan, 3 tbsp breadcrumbs, 1/3 cup. parsley, 2 cloves garlic
- Add the sausage meat and beef to the bowl and gently combine until everything is thoroughly mixed.1/2 lb. sausage meat, 1/2 lb. beef mince
- Shape into about 20 meatballs. They don’t need to be perfect by the way,
- Place a frying pan over a high heat. Add a little butter and olive oil and when melted fry the meatballs in batches until they are lightly browned. Should only take a few minutes each.
- Add the marinara sauce to the slow cooker and carefully add the meatballs.24 oz marinara sauce, salt, black pepper
- Turn the slow cooker onto high and cook for about 4 hours until the balls are cooked through. It will take 5 – 6 hours on low.
- When cooked serve when needed and enjoy. I usually add a further grating of parmesan.
Nutrition
Calories: 82kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg