Spanish style meatballs
I came up with this a while back and to be honest (and not very modest) I love this dish as it's pretty quick and very easy to make and it adds a bit of variety to standard meatballs in a tomato sauce. Plus it's done in one pot so it's perfect for a mid-week dinner.
Ingredients
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12 meatballs
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Chorizo (around 100g)
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½ courgette
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1 medium red onion (feel free to use a white onion, I just prefer red)
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6 mushrooms
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2 handfuls spinach
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4 cloves garlic
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1 tbs paprika
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1 tps chilli powder
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1 tps cayenne pepper
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500g carton passata
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2 tbls olive oil
​​Method
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Brown meatballs off in 1 tbls oil over a medium heat. Remove from pot and set to the side.
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Drain fat from pot and add chorizo, cook for 2/3 minutes, remove and set to side with meatballs
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Put 1 tbls spoon of olive oil in pot, add diced red onion and a pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened
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Add diced courgette, sliced mushrooms, crushed garlic, paprika, chilli powder and cayenne pepper and cook for a further 2-3 minutes
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Add spinach and stir through before adding passata and 50ml of water
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Turn heat up to simmer for 15 minutes. Add meatballs and chorizo back to sauce and simmer on a low heat for 10 minutes
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Serve with your favourite carbs (pasta or couscous is what I serve them with) or on their own as part of a tapas selection.