Pizza topped giant meatballs

Tasty giant meatballs covered with tasty marinara sauce and your favourite pizza toppings!

I love meatballs, there’s something so satisfying about them- I think that this was inspired by the Subway meatball marinara sub which I used to occasionally enjoy for lunch when I worked near a subway- I used to love every mouthful!

I’ve used quinoa in the meatballs to keep them super-healthy, although you can substitute this for wholemeal breadcrumbs if you prefer.

My Recipe

Serves: 4

Syns: 1/4 of a syn per portion!

Healthy Extra: A

Ingredients

For the pizza sauce: 2 tins chopped tomatoes
100g tomato puree
1/2 tsp herbes de provence
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp onion granules
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 chopped carrot
For the meatballs: 500g lean pork mince
4 tsp fresh, finely chopped rosemary
2 tsp Dijon mustard
50g quinoa, cooked
salt and pepper
1 egg
For the rest: 120g grated cheddar
your favourite pizza toppings: mushrooms, peppers, olives...
Fry Light

Method

To make the sauce: Bring all of the sauce ingredients to a simmer in a saucepan, and simmer gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally
Whizz up thoroughly with a hand blender
To make the meatballs:
Combine the pork mince, quinoa, rosemary, salt and pepper, dijon mustard and egg. Shape into 12 large meatballs
Spray a baking tray with Frylight and place the meatballs on it. Spray them well with Fry Light and then bake for 20 minutes at 180c
Place each portion of meatballs into its own ovenproof serving dish, spoon over the pizza sauce, add any other toppings, and then cover with cheese (30g per portion).
Serve with whatever you fancy, I went with a portion of spaghetti and salad.

Additional Info

I topped my meatballs with garlic mushrooms (pre-fried them with frylight and garlic before adding on top), and then garnished with fresh chilli and parsley, YUM!

19th January 2016

Comfort | Fakeaway | Family | lunch | Mains | Meals for 1 | Pasta | Pork | Recipes

Pizza topped giant meatballs