Delicate meatballs served with colourful vegetables, small pasta and creamy sauce is another option for an uncomplicated, quick dinner. These simple, baked meatballs seasoned with lots of aromatic, fresh dill taste delicious! And most importantly, you don't need any side dish, as everything (meat, pasta and veggies) is baked together in one tray. Sounds good? Then it's time to cook.
This recipe may seem complicated, but it really won't take more than 20 minutes to prepare. An additional half an hour in the oven and your delicious, satisfying dish with pasta and vegetables will be ready.
Baked meatballs - ingredients
- Minced meat - I've used minced pork. You can also prepare these meatballs using turkey or chicken meat. They’ll taste delicious but they won’t be as juicy as pork meatballs. So keep it in mind.
- Pasta - I’ve used small-size egg noodles (here in Poland we call them ‘zacierki’). Feel free to use any small-size pasta you have on hand. However, I don’t recommend orzo pasta to prepare this recipe, after baking the consistency wasn’t good enough.
- Vegetables - I’ve used carrot and zucchini, but you can easily replace them with other vegetables. How about green peas, green beans or cauliflower?
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Baked meatballs with pasta end vegetables
Ingredients
- 500 g minced meat
- 200 g small-size pasta
- 700 ml vegetable stock (hot)
- 1 carrot
- ½ leek
- ½ courgette
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp dried sweet paprika
- 3 tbsp heavy cream (optional)
- 1 tbsp oil
- handful of dill
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a frying pan, heat a tbsp of oil, add the finely chopped leek and fry over a medium heat until tender.
- In a bowl, combine: minced meat, fried leek, egg, breadcrumbs, dried sweet paprika, half of the chopped dill, salt and black pepper. Mix until combined, using your hands form about 20 small meatballs.
- Put the prepared meatballs into a large ovenproof dish. Place the sliced carrots, zucchini and dry pasta between the meatballs. Sprinkle with the rest of the chopped dill and pour over the hot broth.
- Place the prepared meal in the oven, after about 15 minutes, turn the meatballs over and gently stir the pasta. Bake for another 15 minutes or until the meat is fully cooked and the pasta is soft. Finally, add 3 tablespoons of cream and mix up until incorporated (optional). Enjoy your meal!
Notes
- If the sauce feels too thick, add some broth or water.
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