Meatballs with Orzo

Name: Meatballs with Orzo
Yield: Makes 6 portions
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 250 g/9 oz orzo pasta; pinch of sugar; 300 g/11 oz minced beef; 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves; 10 g/¼ oz parmesan cheese, grated; a few drops of Worcestershire sauce; 1 onion, finely chopped; ½ apple, peeled and grated; 50 g/2 oz white bread, crusts removed; 4 tbsp milk; 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves; 2 x 400 g/14 oz tins chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste; 1 tbsp sunflower oil

Preparation info

Makes
6
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Real Food Kids Will Love

By Annabel Karmel

Published 2018

About

It’s important to keep mealtimes interesting for children and orzo is a great alternative to pasta. This dish is pure comfort in a bowl and full of goodness – it’s the ultimate failsafe family pleaser.

Ingredients

50 g/2 oz white bread, crusts removed
4 tbsp milk

Main course
Microwave

Method

To make the meatballs, put the bread and milk in a bowl and leave to soak for 5 minutes, then mash with a fork. Put the soaked bread in a food processor with the remaining meatball ingredients (except the pasta and oil) and blitz until finely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and shape it into 24 balls.

To make the tomato sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add t