Mamma Mia

Name: Mamma Mia
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 250 grams chickpea pasta (or a pasta substitute of your choice); salt and pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; 500 grams rosa tomatoes, halved; 1 handful fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped; 6 plum tomatoes, diced; 1 red onion, finely chopped; ¼ cup dried breadcrumbs; 800 grams beef mince; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; olive oil for drizzling; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; ⅓ cup finely grated parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; ½ brown onion, chopped; 1 tablespoon coconut oil; ½ green chilli; fresh basil leaves for serving

Meatball and Chickpea Pasta

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

WHOLE

By Melissa Delport

Published 2018

About

I love making meatballs with a tomato sauce. You can serve them as a tapas on a Spanish-themed evening or with a pasta as done in this recipe.

Ingredients

Sauce

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 clove

Main course
Supper
Pasta
Spicy

Method

Make the sauce first. In a large frying pan over medium heat, add the coconut oil and onion and fry for about 5 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic, oregano and cayenne pepper and stir. Add all the tomatoes and the balsamic vinegar.

Fry for 10 minutes, stirring often. If it dries out, add a dash of water. Turn down the heat, pop the lid on and let it simmer for 45 minutes. Check u