Oven baked meatballs

• Serves: 4

• Cook time: Ready in about 1 hour 40 minutes
• Ready in: Over 60 Minutes
• * Freezer friendly
• SP Perfect for Extra Easy SP
• Syns per serving: FREE

There’s an authentic Italian flavour to this mouth-watering dish and shaping the balls with your hands is fun.

ingredients

• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 500g lean beef mince (5% fat or less)
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp sweetener
• 400g passata with basil
• 150ml hot vegetable stock
• 2 medium courgettes, trimmed and cut into chunks
• 1 medium aubergine, trimmed and cut into chunks

method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6.
2. Put half the chopped onions in a bowl with the beef, oregano, garlic and some seasoning, then mix well and divide into 20 portions. Roll each portion into a ball and chill until ready to use.
3. Mix together all the remaining ingredients in a large roasting tin and season well. Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for 50 minutes. Stir in the meatballs and bake for a further 40 minutes.

Tip: You could make the meatballs using extra-lean turkey mince instead of beef.

SOURCE : http://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/recipes/oven-baked-meatballs.aspx