Recipes

Ingredients (2 Servings)

  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 100 g courgette
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 pinch of salt, pepper
  • 200 g mixed minced meat
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp. oil
  • 1 can of ‘pizza tomatoes’ (chopped tomatoes in their own juice, 425 g)
  • 180 g spaghetti
  • 1/2 bundle of basil
  • 1 pinch of sugar
  • 50 g Italian hard cheese, grated (e.g. parmesan)
     

Nutritional values (per serving)

Calories892 kcal
Fat42 g
Sodium559 mg
Carbohydrates78 g
Protein50 g
Phosphorus653 mg
Potassium106 mg
Liquid480 ml

Directions

Finely dice onion and garlic, clean and grate the courgette. Heat the olive oil in a pan, steam half of the onion and courgette for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, leave to cool.
Mix the mince with the courgette mixture, the egg and the breadcrumbs. Season the mixture as required and form into small balls (approx. 2 cm) with dampened hands. Heat oil in a pan and fry the meatballs for around 5 minutes before removing from the pan. 
Steam the remaining onion and garlic in the frying fat until translucent, add the pizza tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes. Then mix in the meatballs, cover the pan and allow to steep over a mild heat for 5 minutes.
Prepare the spaghetti in accordance with the instructions on the packaging.
Finely chop the basil and add to the sauce. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and some sugar to taste. Drain the pasta and mix into the tomato meatball sauce. Optionally serve sprinkled with the grated cheese.

Nutrition Tips

For those who are paying attention to their intake of phosphates, the cheese can be either left out or replaced with another cheese with a lower phosphate content, e.g. mozzarella.