Italian-Style Beef & Pesto Meatballs
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Italian-Style Beef & Pesto Meatballs

Italian-Style Beef & Pesto Meatballs

with Spaghetti & Parmesan

Change what you know about meatballs by adding a dollop of basil pesto to your mixture for an easy way to add flavour and unbeatable texture. Serve them up with a simple tomato sauce on top of spaghetti and don't forget to add the cheese!

Allergens:
Gluten
•Milk
•Almond
•Cashew
•Pine Nut
•Walnut

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.co.nz/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed

Total Time35 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

½ unit

onion

2 clove

garlic

1 bunch

basil

1 unit

carrot

1 packet

beef mince

½ packet

fine breadcrumbs

(Contains Gluten; May be present Peanut, Sesame, Milk, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )

1 packet

basil pesto

(Contains Milk, Almond, Cashew, Pine Nut, Walnut; )

1 packet

spaghetti

(Contains Gluten; May be present Soy, Egg. )

½ sachet

dried oregano

½ tin

Crushed & Sieved Tomatoes

1 sachet

beef-style stock powder

1 bag

baby spinach leaves

1 packet

Grated Parmesan Cheese

(Contains Milk; )

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

1 tsp

brown sugar

10 g

butter

(Contains Milk; )

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Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Energy (kJ)0 kJ
Calories3700 kcal
Fat33 g
of which saturates11.5 g
Carbohydrate92.7 g
of which sugars14.4 g
Dietary Fibre0 g
Protein50 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium933 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

•Large Pan
•Large Non-Stick Pan
•Lid

Cooking Steps

Prep
1

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Finely chop the brown onion (see ingredients list). Finely chop the garlic (or use a garlic press). Pick and thinly slice the basil leaves. Grate the carrot (unpeeled).

Meatballs
2

In a medium bowl, combine the beef mince, fine breadcrumbs (see ingredients list) and basil pesto. Using damp hands, take a heaped spoonful of the beef mixture and gently shape into a small meatball. Set aside on a plate and repeat with the remaining mixture. You should get 4-5 meatballs per person.

TIP: The pesto makes these meatballs extra tender but also delicate, so handle them carefully!

Cook
3

Add the spaghetti to the saucepan of boiling water and cook until ‘al dente’, 10 minutes. Reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup for 2 people/ 1/2 cup for 4 people), drain the pasta, then return to the saucepan and drizzle with olive oil to prevent sticking. While the pasta is cooking, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the beef meatballs and cook, turning, until browned, 5-6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.

TIP: The meatballs will continue cooking in step 5!

Start sauce
4

Return the frying pan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil if needed. Add the onion, garlic, dried oregano (see ingredients list) and carrot and cook until softened, 3-4 minutes. Add the crushed & sieved tomatoes (see ingredients list), brown sugar, butter and 1/2 of the reserved pasta water. Add the beef stock and bring to the boil.

Finish sauce
5

Return the meatballs to the sauce and cover with a lid or foil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through, 6-7 minutes. Add the baby spinach leaves, increase the heat to high and cover until just wilted, 1 minute. Season to taste.

TIP: Add a dash more reserved pasta water if your sauce is too thick!

Serve
6

Divide the spaghetti, beef and pesto meatballs and sauce between plates. Sprinkle with the grated Parmesan cheese and basil.